How to use the word "to smell"
Dear native english speakers,
what is correct? "It smells of luch." or is it better to say "It smells like lunch." ?
Is there a difference between british and us english?
Somebody told me that the British say "it smells of something" while the Americans say "it smells like something".
What is corect?
Many thanks for your reply!
Micha
Top answer
) "It smells of ~" is usually used when identifying the smell of a particular substance or ingredient, such as "It smells of bleach" or "It smells of fish". "It smells of lunch" seems unlikely. g.
- ) "It smells of ~" is usually used when identifying the smell of a particular substance or ingredient, such as "It smells of bleach" or "It smells of fish".
- "It smells of lunch" seems unlikely.
- g.
- in a bag in which it had been carried, or something like that.
- You wouldn't use it about lunch itself.
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(BrE speaker.) "It smells of ~" is usually used when identifying the smell of a particular substance or ingredient, such as "It smells of bleach" or "It smells of fish". "It smells of lunch" seems unlikely. I suppose it could be used if the smell of someone's lunch was retained, e.g. in a bag in which it had been carried, or something like that. You wouldn't use it about lunch itself.
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0Many thanks for your explanation.
However, what would you say if you enter an office staff just has had their lunch and now you can smell the lunch.
Not quite clear what particular luch it was.
Hello guys, would you mind opening the windows please? It smells / of / after / like / lunch.
Or what would you say in that situation?
Many thanks for your h
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