without ice / no ice

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	Alex+  #415605  Fri, 07 Sep 07 08:09 PM What should I say if I don't want the barman to put ice in my drink? 1. Please, without ice. 2. Please, no ice. Thank you in advance.    Alex+ Joined on Wed, Apr 11 2007 Full Member (222)

	Feebs11  #415615  Fri, 07 Sep 07 08:25 PM Either will do.    Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Senior Member (4,998)

	Alex+  #415639  Fri, 07 Sep 07 09:18 PM Thank you very much, Feebs11.    Alex+

	JrEnglish  #415641  Fri, 07 Sep 07 09:25 PM Maybe you could say: Please, neat. (Without ice)    JrEnglish Joined on Mon, Aug 13 2007 New Member (03)

	Clive  #415973  Sat, 08 Sep 07 07:13 PM Hi, But 'neat' would also mean 'no mixers', eg whiskey but no ginger ale. Clive    Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member (22,243) El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	CalifJim  #416000  Sat, 08 Sep 07 08:18 PM No ice, please. Please, no ice sounds rather dramatic to me. Like For Heaven's sake, I beg you -- no ice! CJ    CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member (17,568) "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	Alvinho  #416024  Sat, 08 Sep 07 09:20 PM could be "neat" spoken in any english-speaking country or simply "without ice"?    Alvinho Joined on Sat, Aug 25 2007 Belo Horizonte, Brazil New Member (14) By studying any language, you're really opening your mind to a different world!

	Clive  #416051  Sat, 08 Sep 07 11:24 PM Hi, In addition to my previous comment about 'neat', let me add that I've only ever heard it said of alcoholic drinks. Clive    Clive

	nona the brit  #416275  Sun, 09 Sep 07 12:16 PM Neat means without any other drinks mixed in, not without ice.    nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member (11,438) The name says it all.