American readers, for the purpose of this post you have to know that jelly=Jell-o and sweet=candy, dessert, or treat.
Silas is sitting at the table with his lunch -- quesadilla, grapes, crackers, and a jelly cup.
Sy: Mom, jelly is not a sweet.
me: What?
Sy: I'm saying jelly is not a sweet.
me: Hmmm...I'm not so sure...
Sy: Really, in this country it's not!
I guess he's hoping for another sweet after lunch. And I guess he's heard loads of America vs. England living talks. :)
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Given his social circle, I'd say he's probably right ;-)
We might talk about the "sweet trolley" (dessert selection) in a restaurant, though I think the concept itself is now less common than it was (I've only eaten at posh restaurants a couple of times in 37 years).
Most of us are aware of the idea of using "sweet" to mean the sweet stuff that comes after the savoury course; but at least away from sophisticated urban living hardly any of us would actually do so. If the dish were too light and frivolous to be easily described as a pudding we'd call it a dessert. Though some diehards would call vanilla froth pudding without a qualm.
In general, sweets are normally taken to be the little things that come in bags, and only small children would consider having them as part of a meal.
- Julie
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