Responsa for Berakhot 78:10
א"ר אשי חזינא ליה לרב כהנא דנקיט תרתי ובצע חדא ר' זירא הוה בצע אכולא שירותא א"ל רבינא לרב אשי והא קא מתחזי כרעבתנותא אמר [ליה] כיון דכל יומא לא קעביד הכי והאידנא קא עביד לא מתחזי כרעבתנותא
Rab Aahe said : I saw Rab Kahana take two loaves but only break one. R. Zera used to break off [on the Sabbath a piece of bread to suffice] for the whole of the meal. Rabina said to Rab Ashe : But this must have looked like voracity ! He replied : Since he did not act so every day but only now [on the Sabbath] it would not have that appearance.
Maharach Or Zarua Responsa
Q - A and B were seated at a meal, and one type of wine was served to A, and another type to B. Can A's recitation of the blessing "Hatov Ve - Hamaytiv" release B from the obligation of reciting this benediction, and be considered as if B recited it himself?
A - A's recitation of the blessing "Hatov VeHayaytiv" does not release B from the obligation of reciting the benediction.
R. Hayyim Eliezer notes that he heard R. Meir b. Baruch state how perchance when the latter would mention G-d's name in vain, he would immediately recite: "Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever".
A - A's recitation of the blessing "Hatov VeHayaytiv" does not release B from the obligation of reciting the benediction.
R. Hayyim Eliezer notes that he heard R. Meir b. Baruch state how perchance when the latter would mention G-d's name in vain, he would immediately recite: "Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever".
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