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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Could I get an explanation?

Can you tell me please which is correct?
The dish was strong in flavor.
The dish was strong on flavor.
The dish was strong in coconut.
The dish was strong on coconut.
The dish was heavy on coconut.

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Top answer

1. This is okay. It means that the dish was very flavorful - perhaps a little too flavorful for most tastes.

  • 1.
  • This is okay.
  • It means that the dish was very flavorful - perhaps a little too flavorful for most tastes.
  • 2.
  • This is okay, but would not be often heard.
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1. This is okay. It means that the dish was very flavorful - perhaps a little too flavorful for most tastes.

2. This is okay, but would not be often heard. It means that the dish was good in several aspects, flavor being one of them.

3. This is theoretically correct grammatically, but would not be used in English.

4. This is okay, but would not be often heard. T

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