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So when you want to buy all of the donuts in a shop, but only one of each. You say: I want all of the donuts. The employee then ask you "all of them?" You tell him "No, one of each." Is there a faster way, a more concise way to say this in one spurt?
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So when you want to buy all of the donuts in a shop, but only one of each. You say: I want all of the donuts. The employee then ask you "all of them?" You tell him "No, one of each." Is there a faster way, a more concise way to say this in one spurt?
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So when you want to buy all of the donuts in a shop, but only one of each. You say: I want all of the donuts. The employee then ask you "all of them?" You tell him "No, one of each." Is there a faster way, a more concise way to say this in one spurt?
phrase-request
asked 6 hours ago
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So when you want to buy all of the donuts in a shop, but only one of each. You say: I want all of the donuts. The employee then ask you "all of them?" You tell him "No, one of each." Is there a faster way, a more concise way to say this in one spurt?
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Another variant:
(I want / I'll buy) one doughnut of each kind (that you have / that's for sale) (, please).
Everything in the parentheses is optional, but useful, though.
For even shorter than that, you will need to search a different language :)
answered 6 hours ago
virolinovirolino
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I would expect any English speaker to understand me if I said "One of each doughnut, please," or "Three of each doughnut, please."
– Johnny
4 hours ago
They will understand if you are lucky. But even if "any English speaker" (assuming a native English speaker) is able to understand you, what if the guy with the donuts is actually a foreigner with limited English capabilities? That's why you should make efforts to learn English better, not shorter, in order to be sure you can communicate unambiguously with anyone.
– virolino
4 hours ago
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I respectfully disagree with the other answers. Your question is asking for a concise wording, and there is an equally clear and more concise way to express what you want.
In the context of speaking to a person who sells different kinds of doughnuts, this wording is completely clear:
One of each doughnut(, please).
It's not necessary to explicitly say "each kind of doughnut" at all, if you want to be concise. "One of each doughnut" can only be understood one way, and if someone spends their day selling doughnuts, I'll bet dollars to them that they hear this kind of phrasing often.
One each of chocolate, cream-filled, and rainbow sprinkles, please.
Three each of cinnamon and vanilla icing, thanks.
Two of each iced doughnut, thanks.
The exact thing you're referring to isn't important here—doughnuts, pizzas, flowers, anything that is in obvious groups, types or kinds would make sense this way.
One each of Hawaiian and Pepperoni to take away, please.
I can't decide between your cakes! One slice of each, please!
answered 4 hours ago
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This works, but not because it's right, but because people can understand what you meant even though it's not what you said. For example, if you have a pepperoni pizza and two Hawaiian pizzas, there's a clear difference between a "one slice of each pizza" and "one slice of each kind of pizza". You're basically saying something non-sensical when you say "one of each donut", but because there's only way to modify your sentence to make it fit, it still works.
– Jasper
1 hour ago
1
It isn't non-sensical at all. We omit and elide parts of speech that are not required for clarity all the time. This is simply the elision in casual speech of an obviously implied kind of between each and doughnut.
– Johnny
1 hour ago
To me, it definitely goes "oh wait, that doesn't make sense", then "oh, they probably mean that", so it's not as obvious (at least to me) as you imply.
– Jasper
1 hour ago
add a comment |
You can say "I want one of each of your doughnuts".
answered 6 hours ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
19.1k12442
It's a bit too long though.
– frbsfok
6 hours ago
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Another variant:
(I want / I'll buy) one doughnut of each kind (that you have / that's for sale) (, please).
Everything in the parentheses is optional, but useful, though.
For even shorter than that, you will need to search a different language :)
answered 6 hours ago
virolinovirolino
4,0241734
1
I would expect any English speaker to understand me if I said "One of each doughnut, please," or "Three of each doughnut, please."
– Johnny
4 hours ago
They will understand if you are lucky. But even if "any English speaker" (assuming a native English speaker) is able to understand you, what if the guy with the donuts is actually a foreigner with limited English capabilities? That's why you should make efforts to learn English better, not shorter, in order to be sure you can communicate unambiguously with anyone.
– virolino
4 hours ago
add a comment |
Another variant:
(I want / I'll buy) one doughnut of each kind (that you have / that's for sale) (, please).
Everything in the parentheses is optional, but useful, though.
For even shorter than that, you will need to search a different language :)
answered 6 hours ago
virolinovirolino
4,0241734
1
I would expect any English speaker to understand me if I said "One of each doughnut, please," or "Three of each doughnut, please."
– Johnny
4 hours ago
They will understand if you are lucky. But even if "any English speaker" (assuming a native English speaker) is able to understand you, what if the guy with the donuts is actually a foreigner with limited English capabilities? That's why you should make efforts to learn English better, not shorter, in order to be sure you can communicate unambiguously with anyone.
– virolino
4 hours ago
add a comment |
Another variant:
(I want / I'll buy) one doughnut of each kind (that you have / that's for sale) (, please).
Everything in the parentheses is optional, but useful, though.
For even shorter than that, you will need to search a different language :)
answered 6 hours ago
virolinovirolino
4,0241734
Another variant:
(I want / I'll buy) one doughnut of each kind (that you have / that's for sale) (, please).
Everything in the parentheses is optional, but useful, though.
For even shorter than that, you will need to search a different language :)
answered 6 hours ago
virolinovirolino
4,0241734
answered 6 hours ago
virolinovirolino
4,0241734
answered 6 hours ago
virolinovirolino
4,0241734
answered 6 hours ago
virolinovirolino
4,0241734
4,0241734
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I would expect any English speaker to understand me if I said "One of each doughnut, please," or "Three of each doughnut, please."
– Johnny
4 hours ago
They will understand if you are lucky. But even if "any English speaker" (assuming a native English speaker) is able to understand you, what if the guy with the donuts is actually a foreigner with limited English capabilities? That's why you should make efforts to learn English better, not shorter, in order to be sure you can communicate unambiguously with anyone.
– virolino
4 hours ago
add a comment |
1
I would expect any English speaker to understand me if I said "One of each doughnut, please," or "Three of each doughnut, please."
– Johnny
4 hours ago
They will understand if you are lucky. But even if "any English speaker" (assuming a native English speaker) is able to understand you, what if the guy with the donuts is actually a foreigner with limited English capabilities? That's why you should make efforts to learn English better, not shorter, in order to be sure you can communicate unambiguously with anyone.
– virolino
4 hours ago
1
1
I would expect any English speaker to understand me if I said "One of each doughnut, please," or "Three of each doughnut, please."
– Johnny
4 hours ago
I would expect any English speaker to understand me if I said "One of each doughnut, please," or "Three of each doughnut, please."
– Johnny
4 hours ago
They will understand if you are lucky. But even if "any English speaker" (assuming a native English speaker) is able to understand you, what if the guy with the donuts is actually a foreigner with limited English capabilities? That's why you should make efforts to learn English better, not shorter, in order to be sure you can communicate unambiguously with anyone.
– virolino
4 hours ago
They will understand if you are lucky. But even if "any English speaker" (assuming a native English speaker) is able to understand you, what if the guy with the donuts is actually a foreigner with limited English capabilities? That's why you should make efforts to learn English better, not shorter, in order to be sure you can communicate unambiguously with anyone.
– virolino
4 hours ago
add a comment |
I respectfully disagree with the other answers. Your question is asking for a concise wording, and there is an equally clear and more concise way to express what you want.
In the context of speaking to a person who sells different kinds of doughnuts, this wording is completely clear:
One of each doughnut(, please).
It's not necessary to explicitly say "each kind of doughnut" at all, if you want to be concise. "One of each doughnut" can only be understood one way, and if someone spends their day selling doughnuts, I'll bet dollars to them that they hear this kind of phrasing often.
One each of chocolate, cream-filled, and rainbow sprinkles, please.
Three each of cinnamon and vanilla icing, thanks.
Two of each iced doughnut, thanks.
The exact thing you're referring to isn't important here—doughnuts, pizzas, flowers, anything that is in obvious groups, types or kinds would make sense this way.
One each of Hawaiian and Pepperoni to take away, please.
I can't decide between your cakes! One slice of each, please!
answered 4 hours ago
JohnnyJohnny
735113
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Johnny is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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This works, but not because it's right, but because people can understand what you meant even though it's not what you said. For example, if you have a pepperoni pizza and two Hawaiian pizzas, there's a clear difference between a "one slice of each pizza" and "one slice of each kind of pizza". You're basically saying something non-sensical when you say "one of each donut", but because there's only way to modify your sentence to make it fit, it still works.
– Jasper
1 hour ago
1
It isn't non-sensical at all. We omit and elide parts of speech that are not required for clarity all the time. This is simply the elision in casual speech of an obviously implied kind of between each and doughnut.
– Johnny
1 hour ago
To me, it definitely goes "oh wait, that doesn't make sense", then "oh, they probably mean that", so it's not as obvious (at least to me) as you imply.
– Jasper
1 hour ago
add a comment |
I respectfully disagree with the other answers. Your question is asking for a concise wording, and there is an equally clear and more concise way to express what you want.
In the context of speaking to a person who sells different kinds of doughnuts, this wording is completely clear:
One of each doughnut(, please).
It's not necessary to explicitly say "each kind of doughnut" at all, if you want to be concise. "One of each doughnut" can only be understood one way, and if someone spends their day selling doughnuts, I'll bet dollars to them that they hear this kind of phrasing often.
One each of chocolate, cream-filled, and rainbow sprinkles, please.
Three each of cinnamon and vanilla icing, thanks.
Two of each iced doughnut, thanks.
The exact thing you're referring to isn't important here—doughnuts, pizzas, flowers, anything that is in obvious groups, types or kinds would make sense this way.
One each of Hawaiian and Pepperoni to take away, please.
I can't decide between your cakes! One slice of each, please!
answered 4 hours ago
JohnnyJohnny
735113
New contributor
Johnny is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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This works, but not because it's right, but because people can understand what you meant even though it's not what you said. For example, if you have a pepperoni pizza and two Hawaiian pizzas, there's a clear difference between a "one slice of each pizza" and "one slice of each kind of pizza". You're basically saying something non-sensical when you say "one of each donut", but because there's only way to modify your sentence to make it fit, it still works.
– Jasper
1 hour ago
1
It isn't non-sensical at all. We omit and elide parts of speech that are not required for clarity all the time. This is simply the elision in casual speech of an obviously implied kind of between each and doughnut.
– Johnny
1 hour ago
To me, it definitely goes "oh wait, that doesn't make sense", then "oh, they probably mean that", so it's not as obvious (at least to me) as you imply.
– Jasper
1 hour ago
add a comment |
I respectfully disagree with the other answers. Your question is asking for a concise wording, and there is an equally clear and more concise way to express what you want.
In the context of speaking to a person who sells different kinds of doughnuts, this wording is completely clear:
One of each doughnut(, please).
It's not necessary to explicitly say "each kind of doughnut" at all, if you want to be concise. "One of each doughnut" can only be understood one way, and if someone spends their day selling doughnuts, I'll bet dollars to them that they hear this kind of phrasing often.
One each of chocolate, cream-filled, and rainbow sprinkles, please.
Three each of cinnamon and vanilla icing, thanks.
Two of each iced doughnut, thanks.
The exact thing you're referring to isn't important here—doughnuts, pizzas, flowers, anything that is in obvious groups, types or kinds would make sense this way.
One each of Hawaiian and Pepperoni to take away, please.
I can't decide between your cakes! One slice of each, please!
answered 4 hours ago
JohnnyJohnny
735113
New contributor
Johnny is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
I respectfully disagree with the other answers. Your question is asking for a concise wording, and there is an equally clear and more concise way to express what you want.
In the context of speaking to a person who sells different kinds of doughnuts, this wording is completely clear:
One of each doughnut(, please).
It's not necessary to explicitly say "each kind of doughnut" at all, if you want to be concise. "One of each doughnut" can only be understood one way, and if someone spends their day selling doughnuts, I'll bet dollars to them that they hear this kind of phrasing often.
One each of chocolate, cream-filled, and rainbow sprinkles, please.
Three each of cinnamon and vanilla icing, thanks.
Two of each iced doughnut, thanks.
The exact thing you're referring to isn't important here—doughnuts, pizzas, flowers, anything that is in obvious groups, types or kinds would make sense this way.
One each of Hawaiian and Pepperoni to take away, please.
I can't decide between your cakes! One slice of each, please!
answered 4 hours ago
JohnnyJohnny
735113
New contributor
Johnny is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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edited 2 hours ago
answered 4 hours ago
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This works, but not because it's right, but because people can understand what you meant even though it's not what you said. For example, if you have a pepperoni pizza and two Hawaiian pizzas, there's a clear difference between a "one slice of each pizza" and "one slice of each kind of pizza". You're basically saying something non-sensical when you say "one of each donut", but because there's only way to modify your sentence to make it fit, it still works.
– Jasper
1 hour ago
1
It isn't non-sensical at all. We omit and elide parts of speech that are not required for clarity all the time. This is simply the elision in casual speech of an obviously implied kind of between each and doughnut.
– Johnny
1 hour ago
To me, it definitely goes "oh wait, that doesn't make sense", then "oh, they probably mean that", so it's not as obvious (at least to me) as you imply.
– Jasper
1 hour ago
add a comment |
This works, but not because it's right, but because people can understand what you meant even though it's not what you said. For example, if you have a pepperoni pizza and two Hawaiian pizzas, there's a clear difference between a "one slice of each pizza" and "one slice of each kind of pizza". You're basically saying something non-sensical when you say "one of each donut", but because there's only way to modify your sentence to make it fit, it still works.
– Jasper
1 hour ago
1
It isn't non-sensical at all. We omit and elide parts of speech that are not required for clarity all the time. This is simply the elision in casual speech of an obviously implied kind of between each and doughnut.
– Johnny
1 hour ago
To me, it definitely goes "oh wait, that doesn't make sense", then "oh, they probably mean that", so it's not as obvious (at least to me) as you imply.
– Jasper
1 hour ago
This works, but not because it's right, but because people can understand what you meant even though it's not what you said. For example, if you have a pepperoni pizza and two Hawaiian pizzas, there's a clear difference between a "one slice of each pizza" and "one slice of each kind of pizza". You're basically saying something non-sensical when you say "one of each donut", but because there's only way to modify your sentence to make it fit, it still works.
– Jasper
1 hour ago
This works, but not because it's right, but because people can understand what you meant even though it's not what you said. For example, if you have a pepperoni pizza and two Hawaiian pizzas, there's a clear difference between a "one slice of each pizza" and "one slice of each kind of pizza". You're basically saying something non-sensical when you say "one of each donut", but because there's only way to modify your sentence to make it fit, it still works.
– Jasper
1 hour ago
1
1
It isn't non-sensical at all. We omit and elide parts of speech that are not required for clarity all the time. This is simply the elision in casual speech of an obviously implied kind of between each and doughnut.
– Johnny
1 hour ago
It isn't non-sensical at all. We omit and elide parts of speech that are not required for clarity all the time. This is simply the elision in casual speech of an obviously implied kind of between each and doughnut.
– Johnny
1 hour ago
To me, it definitely goes "oh wait, that doesn't make sense", then "oh, they probably mean that", so it's not as obvious (at least to me) as you imply.
– Jasper
1 hour ago
To me, it definitely goes "oh wait, that doesn't make sense", then "oh, they probably mean that", so it's not as obvious (at least to me) as you imply.
– Jasper
1 hour ago
add a comment |
You can say "I want one of each of your doughnuts".
answered 6 hours ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
19.1k12442
It's a bit too long though.
– frbsfok
6 hours ago
add a comment |
You can say "I want one of each of your doughnuts".
answered 6 hours ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
19.1k12442
It's a bit too long though.
– frbsfok
6 hours ago
add a comment |
You can say "I want one of each of your doughnuts".
answered 6 hours ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
19.1k12442
You can say "I want one of each of your doughnuts".
answered 6 hours ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
19.1k12442
edited 4 hours ago
answered 6 hours ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
19.1k12442
answered 6 hours ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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answered 6 hours ago
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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19.1k12442
It's a bit too long though.
– frbsfok
6 hours ago
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It's a bit too long though.
– frbsfok
6 hours ago
It's a bit too long though.
– frbsfok
6 hours ago
It's a bit too long though.
– frbsfok
6 hours ago
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