Guest Counts or Covers Are

question 3

Short Answer

Guest counts or covers are:
• the number of tables in the dining room
• the number of chairs in the dining room, including bar stools
• the number of plates in inventory
• the number of guests patronizing the restaurant over a given time

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Definitions:

Garden Path Sentences

Sentences that begin in such a way that a reader's most likely interpretation will be incorrect; they lead the reader down the "garden path."

Extralinguistic Factors

Elements outside of the language system itself, such as social context, speaker's intent, and cultural norms, that influence how language is understood and used.

Conversational Inference

The process by which listeners make sense of and interpret statements made by speakers in the context of everyday conversation, often using implicit clues beyond the literal meaning.

Interpret Instruction

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