Re: noun compounds

Ray Brown wrote:
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> As far as I am concerned, 'Apfel-Brombeer-Pastete' is a true compound.
> It contrast with the English "apple and blackberry pie" where the
> conjunction 'and' is need as it conjoining the epithet nouns 'apple' and
> 'blackberry', both being epithets of the head noun 'pie'.
Just to sow more confusion, a lot of this would depend on context...as usual
;-(  --

"She made a lovely apple and b.berry pie" -- 1 pie, it contained both. The
article is what defines it I think; could also occur with "the"; and until
such a recipe becomes very popular, I don't think we can eliminate the
"and"...
"For desert, we have apple and b.berry pie" -- could be either, personally
I'd interpret it as two kinds of pie. Certainly we USers say "For
Thanksgiving, it's customary to have mince and pumpkin pie"-- 2 kinds of pie
(love 'em both!!)

There is at least one 2-ingredient pie known to me: strawberry-rhubarb pie
(usually in that order, rarely with "and").

My grandmother used to make _raspberry and currant_ jam (both together,
delicious)
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