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sweets - candy

‘sweets’

In British English, small, sweet things that you eat, such as toffees and chocolates, are called sweets.

She did not allow her children to eat too many sweets.

‘candy’

In American English, sweet things like these are called candy. Candy is an uncountable noun.

You eat too much candy. It's bad for your teeth.

'sweets' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Forum discussions with the word(s) "sweets" in the title:

a box of sweets - English Only forum
Abstain from sweets - English Only forum
artificial sweets or artificially sweetened - English Only forum
bonbon (sweets) - English Only forum
Candies and sweets - English Only forum
Children eat sweets you give them. - English Only forum
Could anyone <look after> <keep an eye on> <keep an watch on> the sweets? - English Only forum
countability of sweets [less sweets/much sweets] - English Only forum
Delicacy [for sweets?] - English Only forum
Desserts sweets and cakes - English Only forum
Do you promise not to eat so many sweets? - English Only forum
Don't eat any sweets. Eat very little if at all. - English Only forum
Eating too many sweets leads to teeth decay - English Only forum
for holding/storing/keeping sweets ? - English Only forum
I delighted my children by having bought sweets to them. - English Only forum
I distributed the sweets between everyone - English Only forum
I <had eaten /ate> a lot of sweets before [Past perfect vs. Present simple] - English Only forum
I have / get / have got a toothache every time I eat sweets. - English Only forum
I want to learn how to make sweets. - English Only forum
Is there a special word for a child who doesn't want to share (toys, sweets, etc.)? - English Only forum
it affects chocolates, at minimum, and potentially sweets in general - English Only forum
limit sugary drinks, sweets and <eat><eating> between meals - English Only forum
milk bottle sweets - English Only forum
Mother tucked in a box of those sweets her son like - English Only forum
My mother likes sweets, but she always buys them using the excuse of buying them for me. - English Only forum
my worst addiction is represented by sweets, <perhaps>. - English Only forum
nectar'd sweets - English Only forum
paper cup under wedding sweets - English Only forum
pies and cakes called <sweets> - English Only forum
promised that I < shall not > eat sweets - English Only forum
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