> "There would never be a case where someone would ask “what do you want to eat?” and someone would respond with “pie” when they mean pizza." Friends or collea

> "There would never be a case where someone would ask “what do you want to eat?” and someone would respond with “pie” when they mean pizza." Friends or colleagues who are used to eating a pizza together excepted. Maybe rarely someone could say "pepperoni pie" or "cheese pie" without being confused, but as you said the context makes the case in these examples.