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Palinkasocsi Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
import vs. imported
Dear Friends,
Is there any difference between:
import food vs. imported food?
Thanks a lot.
Palinkasocsi
Is there any difference between:
import food vs. imported food?
Thanks a lot.
Palinkasocsi
Top answer
"Import" is a verb. Use it like a verb Iceland must import food because it does not have much land suitable for agriculture. "Imported" is an adjective, so use it like an adjective: All imported food must be inspected carefully.
- "Import" is a verb.
- Use it like a verb Iceland must import food because it does not have much land suitable for agriculture.
- "Imported" is an adjective, so use it like an adjective: All imported food must be inspected carefully.
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"Import" is a verb. Use it like a verb
Iceland must import food because it does not have much land suitable for agriculture.
"Imported" is an adjective, so use it like an adjective:
All imported food must be inspected carefully.
Iceland must import food because it does not have much land suitable for agriculture.
"Imported" is an adjective, so use it like an adjective:
All imported food must be inspected carefully.
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Hi,
While you may find them used interchangeably, I believe "imported food" is more likely to refer to the actual (existing) food itself, while "import food" is more likely to refer to a particular food product in the abstract. "Sorry, ma'm, we don't carry that. That's an import food. Why don't you try the import shop?"
"You should have been there! We had belly dancers and import
While you may find them used interchangeably, I believe "imported food" is more likely to refer to the actual (existing) food itself, while "import food" is more likely to refer to a particular food product in the abstract. "Sorry, ma'm, we don't carry that. That's an import food. Why don't you try the import shop?"
"You should have been there! We had belly dancers and import
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I'm trying to remember how I went astray here. I'll just blame it on the Oops, which was going through a period of hyperactivity about then.
The sound of "import food(s)" bothered me from the beginning, but I knew I'd heard it a lot, and it seems like a good candidate for a compound noun. I should have pursued that issue first. There are many internet references to "import food safety
The sound of "import food(s)" bothered me from the beginning, but I knew I'd heard it a lot, and it seems like a good candidate for a compound noun. I should have pursued that issue first. There are many internet references to "import food safety
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