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HUBLOT Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

... enjoy your noodles for 20 calories ...

Hi teachers,

Pasta lovers, it's time to throw an Italian feast: Now you can enjoy your noodles for 20 calories and 5 carbs (and some brands have even less of both!) per serving. http://shine.yahoo.com/author-blog-posts/6-superfoods-youre-not-eating-175900472.html

Does "for" in "for 20 calories" mean "in order to get (something) http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/for"?
  

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) per serving Yes. "in exchange for" — as in "You can enjoy this chocolate candy for only $2". It should be mentioned, however, that this is a strange way to express the concept because in the case of the chocolate, you pay the $2 and receive the chocolate in return — and that makes sense.

— CalifJim

  • ) per serving Yes.
  • "in exchange for" — as in "You can enjoy this chocolate candy for only $2".
  • It should be mentioned, however, that this is a strange way to express the concept because in the case of the chocolate, you pay the $2 and receive the chocolate in return — and that makes sense.
  • But in the case of the noodles, you don't really "pay" the calories.
  • CJ
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HUBLOTNow you can enjoy your noodles for 20 calories and 5 carbs (and some brands have even less of both!) per serving
Yes. "in exchange for" — as in "You can enjoy this chocolate candy for only $2".

It should be mentioned, however, that this is a strange way to express the concept because in the case of the choc
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