Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
take-out vs carry-out
English answer:
little difference
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George Rabel
Jan 29, 2006 14:16
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take-out vs carry-out
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Bus/Financial
Food & Drink
buying methods
A colleague has posted this question in the Eng-Span pair, and it has aroused my curiosity.
"How often, if ever, do you buy hot, take-out or carry-out food from restaurants, markets or grocery store delis?"
To me, the difference between take-out and carry-out is rather blurry.
The only thing I can think of is that "carry-out" refers to meals ready-to-eat that you just grab and pay for them on your way out, like those boxes of roasted of fried chicken in the supermarket deli, and "take-out" means that you order the food, like when you call for a pizza or Chinese food.
This is just a guess, for all I know it might be the other way around, or there is no difference at all.
Can anyone enlighten me?
"How often, if ever, do you buy hot, take-out or carry-out food from restaurants, markets or grocery store delis?"
To me, the difference between take-out and carry-out is rather blurry.
The only thing I can think of is that "carry-out" refers to meals ready-to-eat that you just grab and pay for them on your way out, like those boxes of roasted of fried chicken in the supermarket deli, and "take-out" means that you order the food, like when you call for a pizza or Chinese food.
This is just a guess, for all I know it might be the other way around, or there is no difference at all.
Can anyone enlighten me?
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| 5 +6 | you are right, little difference |
Walter Landesman
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| 4 +1 | From a UK perspective.... |
John Bowden
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Walter Landesman
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you are right, little difference
If you want to make the difference, "carry-out" might refer to meals ready-to-eat that you just grab and pay for them on your way out, and "take-out" means food you order and is made to order and take home to be eaten there.
All in all, very little difference.
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extractado del enlace de Verobrun:
Take-out
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Take-out (in American English), carry-out (in Canadian English) or take-away (in British English) is food purchased at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere. The restaurant may or may not provide table service.
Take-out food is often fast food, but not always so. Whereas fast food carries the connotation of a standardized (and often inferior) product from a globalized chain or franchise, take-away outlets are often small businesses serving traditional food, which can be of high quality. Examples include the neighbourhood fish and chip shops in the UK, Australia or New Zealand; the sandwiches sold by "delis" in the US; and the wide range of sausage-based snacks (and increasingly kebabs) sold from stalls in German cities.
Food that is delivered by a restaurant to a customer (often called delivery) is also sometimes called take-out; although it might be more properly labeled bring-in, it never is. The establishment that sells take-out exclusively (not providing table service) is called a take-out restaurant, take-out joint or a take-away
All in all, very little difference.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-01-29 18:20:29 GMT)
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extractado del enlace de Verobrun:
Take-out
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Jump to: navigation, search
Take-out (in American English), carry-out (in Canadian English) or take-away (in British English) is food purchased at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere. The restaurant may or may not provide table service.
Take-out food is often fast food, but not always so. Whereas fast food carries the connotation of a standardized (and often inferior) product from a globalized chain or franchise, take-away outlets are often small businesses serving traditional food, which can be of high quality. Examples include the neighbourhood fish and chip shops in the UK, Australia or New Zealand; the sandwiches sold by "delis" in the US; and the wide range of sausage-based snacks (and increasingly kebabs) sold from stalls in German cities.
Food that is delivered by a restaurant to a customer (often called delivery) is also sometimes called take-out; although it might be more properly labeled bring-in, it never is. The establishment that sells take-out exclusively (not providing table service) is called a take-out restaurant, take-out joint or a take-away
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De la Vera C (X)
: fíjense en este enlace: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take-out . Verónica
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Muchas gracias por el aporte. - walter
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Henry Hinds
: Para mí que no hay diferencia.
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Si la hay, es muy sutil. Gracais, Henry.
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Jairo Payan
: Muy bien por la investigación, Walter
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Muchas gracias. - walter
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Rebecca Jowers
: Otra variante: en Londres es "Take Away"
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Muchas gracias por el aporte. - walter
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Carmen Riadi
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Thank you.
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Seema Ugrankar
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Thanx a lot.
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Babelworth
: carry out means to conduct any activity, but to take out means to carry (out) with
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where did you learn that? This refers to "carry out" food. Verbs have many meanings in English, depending on the context. I disagree with you.
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PB Trans
: I'm Canadian and I never heard the term "carry out". :-)
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Thanx a lot.
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Comment: "Thank you, Walter"
+1
2 days 6 hrs
From a UK perspective....
I would always talk about "take-away food", or, more comonly, " a take-away" - e.g. "I don't fancy cooking tonight, let's get a take-away"
As foar as "carry-out" is concerned, the meaning I'm familiar with is an expression used in Scotland meaning, not food, but alcohol bought at an off-licence.
I wouldn't talk of either "take-out" or "carry-out" food. (Although, of course, you could describe a take-away as "food you take out of the restaurant/chip shop etc.
As foar as "carry-out" is concerned, the meaning I'm familiar with is an expression used in Scotland meaning, not food, but alcohol bought at an off-licence.
I wouldn't talk of either "take-out" or "carry-out" food. (Although, of course, you could describe a take-away as "food you take out of the restaurant/chip shop etc.
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