Gary danko corkage

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Ok folks - partially a wine question partially a grammar question. So I’m heading to gary danko this weekend and this is their corkage policy:

Our corkage policy is fourty dollars per 750 ml bottle; the limit per party is two bottles. The corkage for magnums is seventy five dollars; the limit per party is one bottle respectively.

Question: Does the use of “respectively” in this case mean I can bring one magnum AND one 750ml bottle, or does this mean I can bring one mangum OR one 750ml bottle? I tried to call but there’s only the reservationist (as opposed to someone at the front or in the wine program) and they weren’t really sure.

Thanks all!

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Bring em both. Tip big!

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Can’t answer on the corkage but be sure to at least take a look at the list- when I was there last year I had a killer bottle of 09 Huët Moelleux Le Mont with a markup that was less than corkage.

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Who knows for sure what they mean? “Respectively” has absolutely no place in that sentence, regardless of what the policy is…

A perfect example of how important pedants are. If Gary Danko had one on his staff, you wouldn’t be confused right now. [cheers.gif]

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It’s 2 750 or 1 1500 only.

We broke the rule once but we had the private dining room. Not a fan of GD.

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Exactly, the purpose of language is communication. Who knows what the writer of that policy thought the word" respectively" meant? No one can tell now.

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Does it really say “fourty dollars”? [pwn.gif]

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“Our corkage policy is fourty dollars per 750 ml bottle; the limit per party is two bottles. The corkage for magnums is seventy five dollars; the limit per party is one bottle respectively.”

after reading this on the web site it is very clear to me that there is a limit of wine brought in is 1500ML but then again I already knew that:

Our corkage policy is fourty dollars per 750 ml bottle; the limit per party is two bottles. PERIOD
The corkage for magnums is seventy five dollars; the limit per party is one bottle respectively. PERIOD

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Yeah, but how many respective 375s can I bring? neener

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Turns out it was a 1500ml limit although I still question the use of “respectively”. Anyhow, it was a great meal. Had a 1996 Cos and 2005 clos apalta with me and ordered a 2004 margaine special club and a 2004 trimbach off the list. Great evening. Thanks all for the feedback!