Bruce wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Aug 2020 13:04:44 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>
>>On Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 3:42:06 PM UTC-4, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> or On Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:09:01 -0700 (PDT),
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >Also Janet at the end, please say 'serving' instead of 'service', next time.
>>>
>>> I was thinking in terms of preparing and offering the food to diners.
>>> (Like the food is ready and setting on the table for family dining.)
>>> Are you thinking of the amount given to each individual or the
>>> physical act of dishing out food, or how many portions in the entire
>>> recipe?
>>> I believe that I have seen my way used but would appreciate
>>> clarification from someone.
>>>
>>> Janet US
>>
>>It's a trifle British (or 19th Century), but a perfectly understandable idiom.
>
> I'd have thought/guessed that 'serving' refers more to a home context
> and 'service' more to a professional/hospitality context.
i'm not sure what the comment is about, but "a serving",
"serving size" and "serving suggestions" used to be common
things printed on packages here. i don't really see or
read too many packages these days to know if that is still
the case.
the ideas of serving dinner, serving someone at the table,
taking a single serving of some item, these are all common
concepts to me even if i don't think of them in those words
when i'm doing them (i just do things i don't necessarily
have to put words to things as i do them).
songbird