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Yellowstarstruck Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Food/Foods
What foods do you like? What food do you like?
Is there any difference in meaning for the above? If so what is it? Thanks Fulvio
Is there any difference in meaning for the above? If so what is it? Thanks Fulvio
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Also. I like the food in Singapore. I like the foods in Singapore.
- Also.
- I like the food in Singapore.
- I like the foods in Singapore.
- What is the difference in meaning?
- Thanks Fulvio.
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Also. I like the food in Singapore. I like the foods in Singapore. What is the difference in meaning? Thanks Fulvio.
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What kind of food do you like?
I like Singaporean foods.
I like the local foods in Singapore.
I like Singaporean foods.
I like the local foods in Singapore.
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Hi guys,
In my experience of everyday English, I almost never hear people use the plural 'foods'.
Clive
In my experience of everyday English, I almost never hear people use the plural 'foods'.
Clive
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Well, if I am not mistaken, foods can be thought of as cusines of different social level and class, taste, culture.
Singapore has a very diverse culture and with that context, I think it's not wrong to say "foods". Here are two American references which also used "foods" in their articles.
Singapore has a very diverse culture and with that context, I think it's not wrong to say "foods". Here are two American references which also used "foods" in their articles.
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What foods do you like? What food do you like?
I read somewhere when you use foods you are talking about the kinds of foods.
E.g. What foods do you like? I like vegetables, seafood, chicken, pork, fruit, curries, pizza, and pasta and Mexican foods.
E.g. What food do you like? I like bacon and eggs steak fried ric
I read somewhere when you use foods you are talking about the kinds of foods.
E.g. What foods do you like? I like vegetables, seafood, chicken, pork, fruit, curries, pizza, and pasta and Mexican foods.
E.g. What food do you like? I like bacon and eggs steak fried ric
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Hi,
It's true that when you say 'foods', you are talking about kinds of food.
But, as I mentioned earlier, I almost never hear anybody use the word 'foods' in this context. They just say 'food', as in your second example.
It's true that when you say 'foods', you are talking about kinds of food.
But, as I mentioned earlier, I almost never hear anybody use the word 'foods' in this context. They just say 'food', as in your second example.
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Right! It's only correct to say: What [kind of] foods do you like? What [ kind of] food do you like?
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