white and brown toast

English translation: white bread and whole wheat (brown) bread

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English term or phrase:white and brown toast
Selected answer:white bread and whole wheat (brown) bread
Entered by: Mark Berelekhis

18:42 Mar 6, 2008
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Food & Drink
English term or phrase: white and brown toast
"toast - white and brown (which he knew she preferred)"
colours or white bread slightly browned?
The setting is England
literary
Local time: 12:23
white bread and whole wheat (brown) bread
Explanation:
I think that's what they are.
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Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 07:23
Grading comment
Thanks!
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3 +18white bread and whole wheat (brown) bread
Mark Berelekhis


Discussion entries: 6





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +18
white bread and whole wheat (brown) bread


Explanation:
I think that's what they are.

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 07:23
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Terry Burgess: That's the sense I get..just wish I could get good bread.
1 min
  -> Thank you, Terry. I do often wish I lived on a farm.

agree  Noni Gilbert Riley
2 mins
  -> Thank you, aceavila.

agree  PoveyTrans (X): yep
14 mins
  -> Thank you, Simon.

agree  Nesrin: known as wholemeal bread (at least here in the UK)
19 mins
  -> Thank you, Nesrin. In the US, it's either wheat or whole wheat.

agree  Madeleine MacRae Klintebo: Nowadys, we also have "healthy" white bread with 50% being wholegrain. Nice way to fool my son....
43 mins
  -> Thank you, Madeleine. That's a good trick :)

agree  Jack Doughty: My wife bakes our bread. White, but a lot better than you get in the shops round here.
52 mins
  -> Thank you, Jack. We've some decent bakeries around us, but you're right -- there are none better than homemade.

agree  Mark Nathan
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Mark.

agree  Vicky Nash
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Vicky.

agree  Carol Gullidge: white toast = toasted white bread; brown toast = toasted brown bread - don't forget that it's toasted!//it may seem obvious, but I'm not convinced that it was to the Asker!
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Carol. Of course, both are toasted, which is why they're called 'toast.'

agree  Dana Rinaldi
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Dana.

agree  NancyLynn
4 hrs
  -> Thank you, Nancylynn.

agree  Gary D
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Gary.

agree  orientalhorizon
9 hrs
  -> Thank you, oriental.

agree  Denyce Seow
10 hrs
  -> Thank you, Denyce.

agree  kmtext: Can't beat home-made bread. Easy to make, great for stress relief and you get something that gives everyone pleasure at the end. The only downside is that you end up using a lot of butter. Mmmm.
14 hrs
  -> Thank you, km. I'll bring this up with my wife :)

agree  Cristina Santos
1 day 50 mins
  -> Thank you, Cristina.

agree  Alexandra Tussing
1 day 8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Rusinterp.

agree  V_Nedkov
1 day 18 hrs
  -> Thank you, V_N.
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