[Vocabulary] more for lunch

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Rona 12

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What do you say when you have e. g. a lunch and want to add more food because you like it a lot or you are still hungry?
 

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You "have seconds" or "go back for seconds."
 

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'Please can I have some more?'
 

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Sounds vaguely like something Dickens would write. Then a bunch of people would start singing. :)
 

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You "have seconds" or "go back for seconds."

That is what what I was looking for. I have heard it but could not find it written anywhere. Thanks.
 

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Second helping is also used.
 

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It's neither slang nor particularly formal. It's just what some people choose to say.

I'm going back for more.
I'm going back for seconds.
I'm going back for a second helping.

Note that if you still want more after that, you go back for "thirds" or a "third helping", (then "fourth(s) etc).
 

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It's neither slang nor particularly formal. It's just what some people choose to say.

I'm going back for more.
I'm going back for seconds.
I'm going back for a second helping.




Note that if you still want more after that, you go back for "thirds" or a "third helping", (then "fourth(s) etc).
That is very good to know. Thank you for sharing these.
 
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