If someone asks you to pick up a pack of M&Ms...?

[Anonymous]

Let's say, you're heading to the store...

Someone gives you cash, and they ask you to pick up a pack of M&Ms. You get to the store and the store has plan and peanut M&Ms. (You do NOT have the option to call for clarification, and you MUST buy one of the M&Ms.)

Which M&Ms do you buy?

I'm eating a bag of M&Ms right now, and I'm reminded of a conversation I had a looong time ago. It was a friendly debate about which M&Ms (plain or peanut) are the default/standard kind of M&Ms.

IMO, peanut M&Ms are the default, and that's what I would buy. I would never[i] assume plain M&Ms, unless they are specified.

[Anonymous]

Plain are the default

[Anonymous]

Who on earth would default to peanut m&ms?

[Anonymous]

Plain are the default. No question. They’re also my preference but I don’t think that’s affecting my response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Plain are the default

Wrong!

[Anonymous]

Plain are of course the default.

I prefer peanut butter m&ms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Plain are the default. No question. They’re also my preference but I don’t think that’s affecting my response.

See, peanut is my preference, but I don't think that's affecting my opinion either.

[Anonymous]

I don't like peanut m&ms. I like the plain or peanut butter.

[Anonymous]

Plain - but I would have asked when the m&Ms were requested.

[Anonymous]

Plain, of course.

although I would buy both and eat whichever bag they didn't want.

[Anonymous]

Um, plain M&M’s are the default.

Why would you assume peanut and not peanut butter, crispy, almond, white chocolate, caramel, or specialty?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Plain are of course the default.

I prefer peanut butter m&ms.

Those are so delish!

[Anonymous]

Seeing as the M&M bag doesn't say "plain" on it, just M&M, that is the default. The peanut bag specifies peanuts.

I would absolutely never assume anyone wanted something with nuts in it unless they specified.

(PS - the caramel ones are sooooo good!)

[Anonymous]

Plain are default, but I prefer peanut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Plain are the default

Wrong!

Plain is clearly the default because they are the only ones without the additional adjective. Everything else requires a qualifier. This is basic candy language interpretation, folks.