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chrisfosterelli
on Dec 18, 2018
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How Alexa knows “peanut butter” is one shopping-li...
I see your point for longer lists, but most humans would correctly interpret "Hey, add coffee cream to my shopping list" as one item rather than two.
orf
on Dec 18, 2018
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Assuming most cultures have "coffee cream" in their common vernacular seems risky. I've never heard of it.
pbhjpbhj
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This. I'd assume it's like "creamer" which is a fake milk substitute from USA I think? But, it could be coffee flavoured cream; or "coffee creams" which are biscuits in the UK, or maybe some sort of confection?
Yeah, I should just look it up ...
chrisfosterelli
on Dec 18, 2018
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"coffee cream" AKA "half and half" in much of the US or "half cream" in the UK
pbhjpbhj
on Dec 18, 2018
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I (native UK) have never heard of "half cream", is that like "single cream"?
chc
on Dec 18, 2018
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Half cream is less than single cream. AFAIK single cream has half the milkfat of whipping cream, while half-and-half/half cream has about 1/3.
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