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Hanuman_2000 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Feed

Sir,


The Japanese feed chiefly on rice.

does it mean the Japanese like rice to eat.

Thanks.
  

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Not a good sentence, Hanuman. 'Feed on' is used only with animals and aliens as the subject; used with humans, it is even slightly rude. It does, however, mean 'eat'.

  • Not a good sentence, Hanuman.
  • 'Feed on' is used only with animals and aliens as the subject; used with humans, it is even slightly rude.
  • It does, however, mean 'eat'.
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Not a good sentence, Hanuman. 'Feed on' is used only with animals and aliens as the subject; used with humans, it is even slightly rude. It does, however, mean 'eat'.

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