Say you have a piece of cake with no icing...if you added icing would it be considered extra or would the word extra be dependent on having icing to begin with? I am using food as an example because the word extra is very common in the food industry...basically, is adding something where there is none considered "extra" or do you need an oroginal amount of something first?
Zac
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First definition of "extra" : Added to an existing or usual amount or number.
s
The answer to you logic question that no one yet quite "got" is, "Yes." The none (zero) is not an amount,
busterwasmycat
I consider "extra" to mean supplementary (additional), rather than simply more than expected. You cannot have additional stuff without having some stuff first. extra only applies to more than something that is already there.
Anonymous
In a menu "extra" may mean either an additional ingredient not mentioned in the menu or a larger portion than normal.
jimanddottaylor
I would use 'extra' like the word 'more' . So if the cake had some icing then you could ask for extra or more icing. But I can see using it in a sarcastic sense as in "I have no icing, and would like a little extra (or more)"