Timeline for Does this have two meanings: 'how do you like your coffee'?
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| Nov 21, 2014 at 18:39 | comment | added | supercat | ...the new person would be expected to add any desired cream or sweetening agents. Even there, I would think an inquiry regarding condiments would more likely be "How would you like it?" rather than "How do you like it". | |
| Nov 21, 2014 at 18:37 | comment | added | supercat | I think the ambiguity is more theoretical than actual, since the latter meaning would generally only apply in cases where someone has a partially-consumed cup in front of them (if fully consumed, the question would be "How did you like your coffee) and the former only in cases where someone either not presently have coffee or had affirmatively requested more. About the only time I can see real-world ambiguity would be if someone with a partially-consumed cup of coffee were to preemptively ask for more coffee from a person other than the one who had earlier supplied it, and where... | |
| Nov 21, 2014 at 7:25 | history | answered | etheranger | CC BY-SA 3.0 |