A just water

Filed under:Words & Phrases — posted by squires on 2/19/2008 @ 9:24 am

From a restaurant in Ypsilanti, Michigan, which apparently considers just water to be a compound count noun:Also, thanks to everyone for the positive greetings in response to my last post. Winter break is coming up and I feel a rejuvenation upon me…

9 comments »

  1. I like the 34 oz mug of “Microbrew.” Is that a pitcher or just one huge cup?

    Comment by Jason Adams — 2/19/2008 @ 10:53 am

  2. and you can wash it down with 22 oz. of the international phonetic alphabet.

    (sorry, couldn’t resist)

    Comment by Ed — 2/19/2008 @ 11:06 am

  3. Yeah no, that’s just one giant glass of beer. Not a pitcher. A solo mission. Kamikaze.

    Well-played, Ed, as usual.

    Comment by squires — 2/19/2008 @ 12:27 pm

  4. Just water is free. Unjust water is water that you have to pay for.

    Comment by Q. Pheevr — 2/19/2008 @ 8:54 pm

  5. Just water is the secular version of holy water.

    Comment by CrazyRacer — 2/22/2008 @ 9:53 am

  6. Kind of a retronym, eh?

    Comment by mike — 2/22/2008 @ 6:32 pm

  7. How about this for language on a restaurant bill?

    The BBC reports of an unusual item….

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/7253002.stm

    Comment by Damon Lord — 2/24/2008 @ 9:49 am

  8. Hurrah for rejuvenation! Is this a sign that maybe spring really is coming? And hurrah for 34 oz. microbrews too.

    Comment by Mr. Verb — 3/2/2008 @ 4:16 pm

  9. OMG. Did you actually just use “yeah no”? Sweet.

    Also, I wonder: if everyone else ordered cocktails and other liquor-tudinal drinks, and you ordered beer, would it be “just beer” on the tab?

    Comment by Russell — 3/7/2008 @ 12:28 pm

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