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1. Meat

If you order steaks, toast beef, hamburgers, prime rib, and so on, the waiter may say, “How would you like it?” meaning whether you want your meat rare, medium, or well done. If you order it rare, the meat will be red inside; if medium, it will be pink; if well done, it will be completely cooked (and sometimes dry).

“Rare” is likely to be cooked just a little; “well done” to be very well cooked. If you prefer, you can indicate something in the middle by saying “medium rare” or “medium well.”

2. Coffee

If you order coffee or tea, the waiter will sometimes ask, “Would you like cream?” if you would not, answer “Just black, please, ” meaning no cream or sugar. Sugar is generally already on the table, and often milk or cream is also, and the waiter brings the coffee black. Many people now ask for “decaf, ” meaning decaffeinated coffee or “espresso”, a strong black Italian coffee.

3. Eggs

The waiter at a restaurant will ask you, “How do you want your eggs?” Your answer can include any one of a wide range of possibilities: boiled, fried, scrambled, or poached; with or without ham or bacon or sausage. You also indicate the number of eggs you want. Most Americans consider one or two eggs normal. Boiled eggs are emptied into a cup—rarely, if ever, eaten out of the shell. Fried eggs may be “sunny-side up,” meaning fried on one side only (with the yellow face showing); “over,” meaning well fried on both sides; or “over easy,” meaning fried lightly on both sides.

4. Cocktails

Gin and tonic: a particularly popular summer drink made with gin, quinine water, and ice—often with a sprig of mint and a slice of lemon or lime.

Scotch or bourbon: two types of whiskey, served with water or with soda or “on the rocks.” This last phrase means simply that liquor is poured over ice with nothing added. You can ask for “on the rocks with little water” if you want it somewhat less strong.

Martini: colorless but powerful; made with dry vermouth and gin, served either on the rocks or “straight up,” meaning no ice is included. Served with a twist of lemon or an olive. You may also ask for a vodka martini. 

Manhattan: sweet and dark-colored, made with sweet vermouth and whiskey, served either on the rocks or straight up.

 Bloody Mary: a mild drink, often offered before lunch or at brunch, made of spiced tomato juice with a “shot” (one to two ounces) of vodka or gin, served over ice.

Screwdriver: vodka and orange juice, also often offered at brunch. Some people drink these for cocktails, served over ice.

5. Mocktails

Non-alcoholic mixed drinks include certain punches and non-alcoholic, or virgin cocktails, (cocktails made without alcohol).

These beverages are often served to children, designated drivers, recovering alcoholics, diabetics and anyone else who wishes to enjoy a refreshing, (usually) fruity, drink without alcohol.

Virgin cocktails are usually made in a similar manner as the traditional cocktails, adjusting the proportions of other ingredients as necessary to fill the same volume, while retaining the overall taste and feel of the drink.

6. Booze (Slang.)

An alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented and it is a hard drink.