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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
A flavor?
Hi. Is it correct to use the word "truffle," which is I believe is countable, to denote a flavor like how I think it is used in the following example sentence? Thank you in advance for your help.
It offers samples in various flavors such as English toffee and raspberry truffle.
It offers samples in various flavors such as English toffee and raspberry truffle.
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Strictly speaking, both toffee and truffle are types of candy, but they can be also taken as favors (the flavor that the candy provides). So I would say that the sample sentence is correctly worded. I would put a comma, however, before "such" because you are giving only two examples of the many flavors available.
- Strictly speaking, both toffee and truffle are types of candy, but they can be also taken as favors (the flavor that the candy provides).
- So I would say that the sample sentence is correctly worded.
- I would put a comma, however, before "such" because you are giving only two examples of the many flavors available.
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Strictly speaking, both toffee and truffle are types of candy, but they can be also taken as favors (the flavor that the candy provides). So I would say that the sample sentence is correctly worded. I would put a comma, however, before "such" because you are giving only two examples of the many flavors available.
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