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MustAsk Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

For taste

Hi

Would it be considered correct to say:

Add some salt for taste.

Similarly, as in "just for fun".

Thanks!
  

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Would it be considered correct to say: Add some salt for taste. Yes Similarly, as in "just for fun". 'For taste' means 'to add some taste / to make the food taste nice'

— Clive

  • Would it be considered correct to say: Add some salt for taste.
  • Yes Similarly, as in "just for fun".
  • 'For taste' means 'to add some taste / to make the food taste nice'
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Would it be considered correct to say:

Add some salt for taste. Yes

Similarly, as in "just for fun". 'For taste' means 'to add some taste / to make the food taste nice'
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Yes, that's definitely good:

Add some salt for taste. Garnish with parsley, just for fun.

Dave
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Thank you! I've seen "to taste" in recipes. Does that have the same meaning?
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That's slightly different. It means, add as much or as little salt as you wish, according to your taste

Add some - add more if necessary - until you are happy with it. Judge the amount by your own taste of the food

Dave
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MustAskI've seen "to taste" in recipes.
This is the only one that I'm familiar with. "to please your own taste" is the idea. As much or as little as you like.

CJ
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CalifJimThis is the only one that I'm familiar with.
Me too. I have never heard of this "for taste", but actually there seem to be a fair sprinkling of relevant Google hits. I suppose we're sure it isn't a mistake for or misunderstanding of "to taste", are we? For years I used to think that "to taste" in recipes meant "so that you can taste it". I'm wondering
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GPYwhether other people have the same misunderstanding
Oof! If we had a nickel for every time people had a misunderstanding, we'd be rich!

I.E., there must be thousands that have the same misunderstanding.
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Hi

In the UK, it would be 'If I had a pound ...'

I've just found an obscure website, possibly with some attitude, entitled 'If I had a pound for every time someone called me stupid, I'd have £2.50'

Dave
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dave_anona pound
That's a great deal more buying power than a nickel! I'm talking about 5 pennies! You have no nicknames for monetary values less than a pound except 'penny'?

CJ
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Hi

That's interesting. The UK went over to decimal coinage in 1971 and, since then, quite a few phrases have fallen out of use and nothing has replaced them. Nowadays, it's just 10p, 20p, 50p, etc. Before then ...

- He's always putting his two ha'porth in
(contributing to the conversation, but not by much)

- Half a sixpence is better than nothing

- I don'
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