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MichalS Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

I still feel the taste of ...

I think that "I still feel the taste of garlic in my mouth" is incorrect but I need to be 100% sure...

Anybody?

How would you paraphrase this?

How about: I still have the taste of garlic in my mouth. ?
  

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Your solution is perfect. " is also common. "Feel" certainly contributes to the experience of eating something, but we're usually referring to its texture, not its taste.

  • Your solution is perfect.
  • " is also common.
  • "Feel" certainly contributes to the experience of eating something, but we're usually referring to its texture, not its taste.
  • However, in some cases the touch sensors are stimulated in an unusual way, as when drinking a carbonated beverage, for example.
  • I don't think you'd consider this taste.
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Your solution is perfect.

"I can still taste the garlic!" is also common.

"Feel" certainly contributes to the experience of eating something, but we're usually referring to its texture, not its taste.

However, in some cases the touch sensors are stimulated in an unusual way, as when drinking a carbonated beverage, for example. I don't think you'd consider this taste.
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Thank you for the response. It certainly helped a lot Emotion: smile

Michal

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