"Ga i siocled a losin?"

Translation: May I have chocolate and sweets?

[Hraefin]

I have a silly question. I assume a sweet is what we Americans refer to as a candy? And to us a chocolate would clearly fall into the class of candies. Though we would say may I have a chocolate (implying a candy).

[Bob764951]

In UK English chocolates are thought of as sweets but distinct enough from other sweets to need special mention -"a box of sweets" would never be "a box of chocolates". Looks like Welsh has the same distinction.

[hugh440648]

I'm not from the UK but I've felt this way about chocolate my whole life. Glad I'm not the only one who thinks like this like all my friends say.

[Bob764951]

I suppose language is the point where social life and individuality meet, and sometimes disagree.

[Julianbark6]

Yes, a sweet is a candy and yes, a chocolate would count as a sweet. I guess there could be a context where 'sweet' would imply 'other than a chocolate'.

[Erated8]

Why Do I Always Hear "A Losin" As A Weird Pronounciation Of "Allison"?

[melinydre]

I think every Allison I've known has been sweetly dispositioned!

[SimonMelhu1]

"May I have chocolate and sweets" is accepted, but how about "May I have some chocolate and some sweets"?

As regards siocled vs. losin, in a UK context it's normal to make the distinction. I'd reserve "sweets" for the sugary variety. I'd expect to find chocolate in a sweet shop (excellent traditional example in Biwmaris!) but would go to a dedicated shop for the really good stuff. "Gwesty Siocled" anybody?

[Rathowyn]

Being Australian, I was both amused and saddened to discover that 'losin' can't be translated in this course to 'lolly.' :P It's no big thing, just a regional matter, but it made me chuckle.