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A Big Mac meal is a "combination" of a hamburger, fries, and a drink. It is a "combo", which is a short word meaning "combination". "Set" and " ... 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Combo/SetMenu(meal) Threadstarter TomGreenhill Startdate Aug30,2017 TomGreenhill Member Boston Chinese-Mainland Higuys, Wouldyoupleaseexplainmewhatisthedifferencebetweena"setmenu"anda"combo"?I'velookeditup(Whatisthedifferencebetweensetandcombo?|HiNative)butI'mstillconfused.DoestheBigMacmealqualifiedforbothacomboandasetmenu? Also,canweusetheminterchangeably?Isitidiomatictosaysomethinglike"xxxburgerset"? Thankyouforthehelp!   dojibear SeniorMember FresnoCA English(US-northeast) ABigMacmealisa"combination"ofahamburger,fries,andadrink.Itisa"combo",whichisashortwordmeaning"combination". "Set"and"setmenu"aredifferentthings.Any"group"ofthingscanbecalleda"set"ofthings.ButinAEitisnotnormaltocallahamburgercomboa"set".I'veneverheard"set"usedinrestaurantmenusintheUS.   Lastedited:Aug30,2017 sdgraham SeniorMember Oregon,USA USAEnglish dojibearsaid: Thephrase"setmenu"isnotverycommoninAE(AmericanEnglish) Clicktoexpand... I'veencountereditprimarilyinAsia.   JulianStuart SeniorMember SonomaCountyCA English(UKthenUS) IntheUSwedon'thavea"set"ora"combo"atMcdonald's.I'veseenbothsetandcomboatJapaneserestaurants,sothisisprobablyacountrybycountryissue.   zaffy SeniorMember Polish JulianStuartsaid: IntheUSwedon'thavea"set"ora"combo"atMcdonald's. Clicktoexpand... SowhatdoyoucallitatMcdonald's?Can'tIcallthe'BigMac'a'combo'?   sdgraham SeniorMember Oregon,USA USAEnglish zaffysaid: SowhatdoyoucallitatMcdonald's?Can'tIcallthe'BigMac'a'combo'? Clicktoexpand... Hamburgers,e.g.BigMacs,arenot"combos,"nomatterhowmuchstuffisjammedintothebun. McDonald'scallsthese"meals." Seethisimage   zaffy SeniorMember Polish Andwhatiforderedacustomizedmeal?CouldIsaysomethinglike"CanIhaveacombooffrenchfries,cheeseburgerandamilkshake?"?   JulianStuart SeniorMember SonomaCountyCA English(UKthenUS) zaffysaid: Andwhatiforderedacustomizedmeal?CouldIsaysomethinglike"CanIhaveacombooffrenchfries,cheeseburgerandamilkshake?"? Clicktoexpand... Youcanorderthingsseparately.Theywouldbeexpectingsimply"Cheeseburger,friesandamilkshake""Yes,sir.Whatsizefriesandwhatflavo(u)rmilkshake?"Usingthewordcombowouldcauseabitofconfusion.   zaffy SeniorMember Polish Sohow/whendoIuse'combo'naturally?   JulianStuart SeniorMember SonomaCountyCA English(UKthenUS) Doyousimplyhaveanurgetousetheword?Examplesofitsuse incontextcanbefoundbyclickingthe"incontext"linkbelowthepronunciationguidesonthedefinitionpage.combo-WordReference.comDictionaryofEnglish   zaffy SeniorMember Polish Anddoesthissoundnatural? A:I'llhavetheburritoandthetaco,andmaybeacoke. B:Isuggestyougetsomecombo.Theyarealwayscheaper. A:Sure,you'reright.Arethereanycomboswithburrito? B:Don'tknow,checkthemenuout.   JulianStuart SeniorMember SonomaCountyCA English(UKthenUS) zaffysaid: Anddoesthissoundnatural? A:I'llhavetheburritoandthetaco,andmaybeacoke. B:Isuggestyougetsomecombo.Theyarealwayscheaper. A:Sure,you'reright.Arethereanycomboswithburrito? B:Don'tknow,checkthemenuout. Clicktoexpand... Ifthat'showAandBarefamiliarwithusingthewordintheirownconvo(),thatisperfectlyfine.Iftherestaurantcallsthemcombostoo(manyservingJapanesefoodcallthemcombose.g.Tempuracombo),thenorderingonewouldbegood.Iftherestaurantusesanotherword(likemealorset)youshouldusethatwhenordering.   zaffy SeniorMember Polish AndifIusedthefullword,i.e.,'combination'inthatconversation,woulditsoundfinetoo?   JulianStuart SeniorMember SonomaCountyCA English(UKthenUS) zaffysaid: AndifIusedthefullword,i.e.,'combination'inthatconversation,woulditsoundfinetoo? Clicktoexpand... Thereare"pre-setcombinations"(sometimessavingafew¢)andtherearecombinationsthatyoucancreate.Whichareyoureferringto?The"pre-set"onesshouldbenamedinthesamewaytherestaurantdoes.   zaffy SeniorMember Polish Imeantthepre-setmeals.Saythereisageneralconversationbetweenfriendsandtheydon'tmeananyrestaurantinparticular.Doeseitherwork? "Ialwaysordercombos/combinationsiftherearesuchonoffer.Thathelpsmesaveabit."   JulianStuart SeniorMember SonomaCountyCA English(UKthenUS) zaffysaid: Saythereisageneralconversationbetweenfriendsandtheydon'tmeananyrestaurantinparticular.Doeseitherwork? "Ialwaysordercombos/combinationsiftherearesuchonoffer.Thathelpsmesaveabit." Clicktoexpand... JulianStuartsaid: Ifthat'showAandBarefamiliarwithusingtheword(combinationorcombo)intheirownconversation,thatisperfectlyfine. Clicktoexpand...   zaffy SeniorMember Polish ok,thanks   Youmustloginorregistertoreplyhere. Share: Facebook Twitter Reddit WhatsApp Email Share Link EnglishOnly EnglishOnly Top