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Hitesh70 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
cook or make?
what are you going to make for lunch?
or
what are you going to cook for lunch?
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what are you going to cook for lunch?
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Hello, hitesh—and welcome to English Forums. Both sentences are OK and common. The first is more general: it includes sandwiches and other foods which are not cooked (= subjected to heat).
- Hello, hitesh—and welcome to English Forums.
- Both sentences are OK and common.
- The first is more general: it includes sandwiches and other foods which are not cooked (= subjected to heat).
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Hello, hitesh—and welcome to English Forums.
Both sentences are OK and common. The first is more general: it includes sandwiches and other foods which are not cooked (= subjected to heat).
Both sentences are OK and common. The first is more general: it includes sandwiches and other foods which are not cooked (= subjected to heat).
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hitesh70What are you going to ...As shown.
I have a sandwich for lunch, so I don't ever have to turn on the stove to make lunch. So cooking doesn't come into it for me.
The more generic term is "make". If no cooking is involved, it doesn't make sense to say "cook". If you know that the person you
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