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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 2:12 pm
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Originally Posted by LovesTea
MollyNYC, that is a funny story. I can just hear that waiter now. However, isn't "glace" = "ice cream"? And "glaçons" = ice? I have had several French teachers tell me of this mix-up, when they have ordered a cup of ice and received ice cream.
crème glacée= ice cream but most people will say "la/une glace"
glaçons = cubes de glace = Ice cubes
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