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Originally Posted by girigiri
Disordered sentence, but can be understood without difficulty.
"A serve of beignets in the US has three large ones, while/where a serve in Japan has six small ones." (better, but still not pretty.)
"Three large beignets make up a serve in the US; where/while in Japan, there are six small ones." Rather than have this, it may be better to merge these descriptions with the relevant earlier sentences.
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Small correction: It's "serving" instead of "serve".
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The servings ( 1. the US serving, 2. the Japanese serving.) are the points of comparison here - therefore, "three reasons for the difference."
Emphasise: this is speculation - eliminate the risk that someone might think you are claiming to have investigated the reasons behind the difference.
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This post is an illustration of personal observation. As such, it does not need defending...unless one is talking about beignets in front of a jury or a symposium audience.
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"Three possible reasons for the difference come to mind."
First, second, third ... acknowledge that there may be other reasons.
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If the writer only wishes to discuss three reasons behind his/her conclusions, that should be enough for a casual reader.
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@Koir: ??? How do you eat your pancakes?
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Pancakes are not dessert. They are a breakfast item.