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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Cut Thicknesswise
Let's say I am trying to fry a beef patty on a frying pan. The patty is too thick so I decide to cut it into two thinner patties.
a "to cut the beef patty lengthwise"
b "to cut the beef patty thickness-wise"
a) doesn't seem correct, since there is no "length" to speak of. b is questionable since "thickness-wise" is not in the dictionary. Is there a word that I can use in place of "lengthwise" or "thickness-wise"?
a "to cut the beef patty lengthwise"
b "to cut the beef patty thickness-wise"
a) doesn't seem correct, since there is no "length" to speak of. b is questionable since "thickness-wise" is not in the dictionary. Is there a word that I can use in place of "lengthwise" or "thickness-wise"?
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Hi, Have a look ay the word 'slice'. If you want to be super-detailed, you could say 'I sliced it horizontally'. Although one could ask if you were horizontal when you sliced it.
- Hi, Have a look ay the word 'slice'.
- If you want to be super-detailed, you could say 'I sliced it horizontally'.
- Although one could ask if you were horizontal when you sliced it.
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Hi,
Have a look ay the word 'slice'.
If you want to be super-detailed, you could say 'I sliced it horizontally'.
Although one could ask if you were horizontal when you sliced it.
Have a look ay the word 'slice'.
If you want to be super-detailed, you could say 'I sliced it horizontally'.
Although one could ask if you were horizontal when you sliced it.
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