Does anyone else out there refer to sandwiches as 'rounds' i.e when you're making someone some 'How many rounds would you like?' Is it just a British thing??
2007-12-15 02:10:39 · 8 answers · asked by Chalice 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I'm American but I always wondered where the phrase "sandwich round" came from in American Baseball. A sandwich round, also known as a compensatory round, occurs after the first, but before the second round of the draft.
I found this definition at an online English idiom site: a round of sandwiches = two sandwiches (made from two pieces of bread): "She made a few rounds of cheese sandwiches."
As many websites in the US pop up when you type in the words, the phrase has obviously made the rounds to our shores.
P.S. Here it is several hours later and I was still thinking about a "round of sandwiches." I had an idea and it panned out. This term can also refer to the definition of round as a "complete course."
2007-12-15 02:19:19 · answer #1 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sandwich Round
2016-12-18 05:06:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm British and I haven't ever heard that phrase before. Well, you learn something new every day :)
We sandwich loving Brits have many, many words and phrases for the delicious things. Up in the North of England, people call bread rolls 'baps' or 'batches' etc. Sandwiches became 'sarnies' while I wasn't looking!
Random subject haha.
2007-12-15 02:28:29 · answer #3 · answered by Ethereal 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of 'rounds' when refering to sandwiches~I'm american. Glad to learn something new! i would say how many sandwiches would you like? or would you like a whole sandwich (meaning 2 slices of bread) or 1/2 sandwich (meaning 1 slice of bread)?
2007-12-15 05:15:04 · answer #4 · answered by Mamasita 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have always used "rounds" but I am a Brit. Never thought that others used a different term as I have said it all my life
2007-12-15 02:18:55 · answer #5 · answered by No! I'm NOT Elton John 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A sandwich is made up of two rounds of bread, unless you fold one in half, but I`ve always called them sandwiches!
2007-12-15 03:15:07 · answer #6 · answered by *~STEVIE~* *~B~* 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I suspect it's because a loaf used to actually be round, before the squared tin was developed. We now have various names for them, including 'cottage' loaf.
2007-12-15 05:02:20 · answer #7 · answered by derfini 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am american, but my family is from Africa mostly. SOuth Africa and MOrroco. So They dont do it. But maybe other americans do.
2007-12-15 03:30:36 · answer #8 · answered by Tash 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋