Junkhead Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 It's not candy, it's chocolate. It's like referring to a plastic wrap as "paper", and a surprising amount of people do so. [spoiler='pictures of actual candy] #3AMCRAVINGS Candy's...candy. Plain and simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiant head Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 not really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughx Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Etymologically it means "crystallized sugar". But does the North American usage includes any sweets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 yeah it makes my blood boil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komeiji Koishi Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Soul don't make me regret not buying that Hershey's white chocolate earlier. Oh who am i kidding. It's always regretful not getting one. ;-; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blyegg Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunwoo Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Why do you care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Candy works as a general term for anything sweet eaten by hand. tl;dr your complaints are stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 In Britain we don't even call it candy. We call them sweets. Sweets and chocolate. So there's that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 i have never heard this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magical Glace Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Candy works as a general term for anything sweet eaten by hand. tl;dr your complaints are stupid More or less this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specta Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 idk man I can't say it's that ~horrible~ a leap for someone to call chocolate candy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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twice Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 "Candy, also called sweets or lollies, is a confection that features sugar as a principal ingredient. The category, called sugar confectionery, encompasses any sweet confection, including chocolate, chewing gum, and sugar candy." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 No. I wouldn't usually consider, say, baking chocolate to be candy. But a Hershey bar is candy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serpent of Sheol Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 People calling chocolate candy really rustles my jimmies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freohr Datia Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I call chocolate candy so that'd be really hypocritical of me to judge people for doing the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeraldfox Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Are jimmies chocolate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I call chocolate candy so that'd be really hypocritical of me to judge people for doing the same But you can be a hypocrite if you'd like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErrantDShepherd Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) yeah it makes my blood boil not really? no Why do you care Candy works as a general term for anything sweet eaten by hand.tl;dr your complaints are stupid ~(¤_¤)~ Edited December 11, 2015 by ErrantShepherd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 i'm writing my thesis on soul threads AMA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinumi Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esme Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I WANNA TAKE YOU TO THE CANDY SHOP WANNA BUY YOU A LOLLIPOP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 50 cent thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErrantDShepherd Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) I have deducted $0.45 from your reply. Enjoy your change. Edited December 11, 2015 by ErrantShepherd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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