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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
food vs. foods
Hi,
Let us pretend that I have decided to inivite a group of my friends. And I have prepared a sumptuous meal that is consisted of many foods like spaghetti, meatball, pizza, fried chicken, etc. Can I say this in my email to my friends?
Hi, all, great news, I have prepared great foods for your culinary pleasure on Saturday morning. Please come and enjoy the foods I have prepared.
I have found this on the google book search and wonder whether the logic of the use of the word 'foods' is the same as mine or somewhat close to mine. Do you think if a situation, either implicitly and explicitly, indicate the kinds of food offered, then, it will be correct to use the word 'foods' instead of the word 'food'?
Let us pretend that I have decided to inivite a group of my friends. And I have prepared a sumptuous meal that is consisted of many foods like spaghetti, meatball, pizza, fried chicken, etc. Can I say this in my email to my friends?
Hi, all, great news, I have prepared great foods for your culinary pleasure on Saturday morning. Please come and enjoy the foods I have prepared.
I have found this on the google book search and wonder whether the logic of the use of the word 'foods' is the same as mine or somewhat close to mine. Do you think if a situation, either implicitly and explicitly, indicate the kinds of food offered, then, it will be correct to use the word 'foods' instead of the word 'food'?
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In spite of the fact that your quesiton is very involved, I would say that both would be correct.
- In spite of the fact that your quesiton is very involved, I would say that both would be correct.
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In spite of the fact that your quesiton is very involved, I would say that both would be correct.
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Hi,
Hi, all, great news, I have prepared great foods for your culinary pleasure on Saturday morning. Please come and enjoy the foods I have prepared.
Although this is correct, as already noted, my opinion is that people would most commonly say something like this.
Hi, all, great news, I have prepared a lot of different kinds of great food for your culinary pleasure on Saturday
Hi, all, great news, I have prepared great foods for your culinary pleasure on Saturday morning. Please come and enjoy the foods I have prepared.
Although this is correct, as already noted, my opinion is that people would most commonly say something like this.
Hi, all, great news, I have prepared a lot of different kinds of great food for your culinary pleasure on Saturday
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Dear Clive
Thank you for the commonly use sentence for me.
I have prepared a lot of different kinds of great food for your.....
But can I use "I have prepared a lot of different great food for your...>?
Thank you in advance
Thank you for the commonly use sentence for me.
I have prepared a lot of different kinds of great food for your.....
But can I use "I have prepared a lot of different great food for your...>?
Thank you in advance
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AnonymousAnd I have prepared a sumptuous mealI believe the more appropriate word is 'scrumptious'.
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Hi,
But can I use "I have prepared a lot of different great food for your...>? No, very unnatural.
Clive
But can I use "I have prepared a lot of different great food for your...>? No, very unnatural.
Clive
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I have prepared a variety of great food for you.
"A sumptuous meal" is fine (lavish or grand). "Scrumptious" means delicious.
"A sumptuous meal" is fine (lavish or grand). "Scrumptious" means delicious.
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A Cornish PastyI have prepared a variety of great food for you.sumptuous means 'very expensive and looking very impressive'. We dined in sumptuous surroundings. / a sumptuous meal / a sumptuous palace
"A sumptuous meal" is fine (lavish or grand). "Scrumptious" means delicious.
I don't think 'sumptuous' can be used wi
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I'm thinking generally. Food cooked at home is scrumptious. Unless the cook is a chef and the house is a mansion, then.'sumptuous', IMO, could be used. I think most people will serve scrumptious food to friends.
If a host invites guests to a grand restaurant, then the food served could be described as 'sumptuous' and they dine in sumptuous surroundings.
If a host invites guests to a grand restaurant, then the food served could be described as 'sumptuous' and they dine in sumptuous surroundings.
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Hi,
In my experience, 'delicious' is much more commonly used than the word 'scrumptious'.
We also often use other phrases, eg we say that things '. . . taste great . . . '
In my experience, 'delicious' is much more commonly used than the word 'scrumptious'.
We also often use other phrases, eg we say that things '. . . taste great . . . '
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