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Stephenlearner Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Difference between have a bite and have a mouthful

Hi,

Are the sentences below correct?

He had a bite of the apple.

He had a mouthful of the apple.

What are their differences?

Thank you in advance.

Stephen
  

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stephenlearner Are the sentences below correct? He had a bite of the apple. He had a mouthful of the apple.

— AlpheccaStars

  • stephenlearner Are the sentences below correct?
  • He had a bite of the apple.
  • He had a mouthful of the apple.
  • #1 - he has eaten a piece of apple.
  • #2 - mouthful is used primarily with food that is eaten off of a fork or spoon.
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stephenlearner
Are the sentences below correct?
He had a bite of the apple.
He had a mouthful of the apple.
#1 - he has eaten a piece of apple.

#2 - mouthful is used primarily with food that is eaten off of a fork or spoon.

e.g. He had a big mouthful of pie ala mode.

A bite is a smaller quantity than a mouthf
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Thank you very much.

I get a better understanding of the two words now.

AlpheccaStars #2 - mouthful is used primarily with food that is eaten off of a fork or spoon.e.g. . .
I am interested in the prepositon of you used in the sentence quoted above. I have never used it that way.

I may say "that is eat off
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"eat off of" is a phrasal verb that is a little bit idiomatic: Here are some examples:

At our picnics, we always used to eat off of paper plates so we wouldn't have to take dirty dishes home with us.

Mom kept her floors so clean that you could eat off of them.
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AlpheccaStars is writing from the American English viewpoint.

British English speakers never use off of together. We consider the of to be redundant.

Rover
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