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    Default drink or drinks stall

    Is a stall selling drinks a 'drink stall' or 'drinks stall'?

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    Default Re: drink or drinks stall

    We would call them a 'drink stand' here in the US. A stall has a different connotation here.

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    Default Re: drink or drinks stall

    "Drinks" when used as an adjective is BrE. For example, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother had her footman bring a drinks tray to her suite every day at 4:00. In AmE, we'd say that President Obama selected a cocktail from the drink tray brought to the Oval Office.
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