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Thanks, but I already ate.What's the most common way to say the sentence above?Is it considered inappropriate to say 'ate' in American English?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

In the US you might hear:

I already had something.

I just ate breakfast/lunch/dinner.

CalifJim · Answer

anonymousThanks, but I already ate.
What's the most common way to say the sentence above?

There's only one way to say that sentence, so I suppose it's the most common way: Thanks, but I already ate.

anonymousIs it considered inappropriate to say 'ate' in American English?

No. Americans do use the word 'ate'.

An alternate form you'll hear is Thanks, but I've already eaten. But that doesn't mean that the original sentence you posted is wrong.

CJ

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