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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"?
  

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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.

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