AIBU to think two slices of bread = ONE sandwich??

[cherrycola2004]

I can't recall how we got onto this topic but a man at work seems to think that two slices of bread with a filling and cut in half is TWO sandwiches.

Whereas I think two slices of bread with filling is ONE sandwich cut in half...

What day you ?

I'm with Trojan and Golden.

2 sandwiches. The rest of you are wrong. Wrong I tell you.

What if it's cut in quarters?

If you split a chocolate bar in half it's still only one chocolate bar

No it isn't! It is an ABOMINATION!!!!!

I've already explained the physiological concern for those that think one sandwich is really two sandwiches TieGrr. Do I need to type it out again?

It's such a shame; in one so young too.

Just asked DP. He says one sandwich. Am devastated. You think you know someone.

what happens if its a barmcake cut in half, if you cut it in half horizontaly and put the filling in then cut it verticaly its 4 pieces of bread but one sandwich

That is still one sandwich.

If you buy a cheese toastie you expect two slices of bread, cut in half. You don't order toasties. Do you?

A sandwich is a thing, not a measure.
A sandwich is filling between bread. it may be big, it may be small, It may be crusty, or soft, or cut with a cutter into a dinosaur shape. Still a sandwich.
A round of sandwiches is a measure of sandwiches and specifies 2 slices of bread with a filling. The number of sandwiches in the round is immaterial. Thus you could cut into 2 or 4 sandwiches but still have one round.
Thus 2 slices of bread with a filling is a sandwich and a round of sandwiches. Cut into 2 pieces it becomes 2 sandwiches but is still a round of sandwiches. The 'round' is the measure, not the number of pieces.

ILookedintheWater

Fantastic 👏. Do you work for the sanwich board?

ILooked

Exactly!! Another voice of reason (to add to my own).

I'd like to know how those one-sandwich die-hards account for the phrase 'round of sandwiches (PLURAL). Surely they think it should be round of sandwich ??

I have no idea cardibach but I stayed at a posh hotel once where they served a "round of sandwiches" which was 1.5. I remember the waitresses incredulity at my not knowing what a round of sandwiches was and it stuck with me. It was on the west coast of Scotland (Turnberry) maybe it was a local thing.

When you buy a packet of sandwiches from a shop,it's 2 slices of bread. Always. I've NEVER bought a pre-packed sandwich that has only one slice of bread. HTH.

I remember some years ago a friend of mine making me lunch. She asked me how many sandwiches I wanted. I said 2 please (meaning 4 slices of bread). She gave me one sandwich,2 slices of bread and when I (politely) queried it,she was adamant that she'd given me 2 sandwiches! And so the debate continues.....