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I'm hot dog. Is it thinkable to say "I'm hot dog" meaning "the hot dog is for me"?
Aug 23, 2015 3:25 PM
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No. Saying: "I'm a hotdog" is saying that you are one yourself. It's better if you say "That's my hotdog" Meaning that that hotdog belongs to me.
August 23, 2015
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You can't say 'I'm hotdog'. 'Hotdog' is a singular, countable noun, so it needs to have an article or other determiner before it. But it's just about possible to say 'I'm the hotdog' - with the definite article - in a situation where a waiter or waitress brings various things to the table and wants to know who ordered what. It's a shortened version of 'I'm the person who ordered the hotdog'. Maybe people say it that way because it sounds funny. You don't have to say this, of course - it's clearer to say 'The hotdog's for me' or 'Mine's the hotdog'.
August 23, 2015
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