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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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in versus on
How to know which to use? Is in only for flavor and on for contents? Which is correct?
This dish was strong in flavor.
This dish was strong on fish sauce flavor.
The sausage dish was too strong on spices
A vegetable dish that was strong on bean sprouts.
This particular dish was strong in taste.
This dish was overly strong in its sugar and vinegar content.
This cake is strong on strawberries.
This cake is strong in strawberries.
This cake is strong on strawberry flavor.
This cake is strong in strawberry flavor.
Is in the way correct also?
I couldn't taste much in the way of raspberry (flavor).
This cake doesn't have much in the way of strawberry {flavor}
Thank you in advance
This dish was strong in flavor.
This dish was strong on fish sauce flavor.
The sausage dish was too strong on spices
A vegetable dish that was strong on bean sprouts.
This particular dish was strong in taste.
This dish was overly strong in its sugar and vinegar content.
This cake is strong on strawberries.
This cake is strong in strawberries.
This cake is strong on strawberry flavor.
This cake is strong in strawberry flavor.
Is in the way correct also?
I couldn't taste much in the way of raspberry (flavor).
This cake doesn't have much in the way of strawberry {flavor}
Thank you in advance
Top answer
This dish was strong in flavor. This dish was strong IN fish sauce flavor. The sausage dish was too strong on spices.
- This dish was strong in flavor.
- This dish was strong IN fish sauce flavor.
- The sausage dish was too strong on spices.
- A vegetable dish that was strong on bean sprouts.
- (these sound quite strange to me, usually we don't say "strong in/on" with specific ingredients) This particular dish was strong in taste.
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This dish was strong in flavor.
This dish was strong IN fish sauce flavor.
The sausage dish was too strong on spices. A vegetable dish that was strong on bean sprouts.
(these sound quite strange to me, usually we don't say "strong in/on" with specific ingredients)
This particular dish was strong in taste.
This dish was overly strong in its
This dish was strong IN fish sauce flavor.
The sausage dish was too strong on spices. A vegetable dish that was strong on bean sprouts.
(these sound quite strange to me, usually we don't say "strong in/on" with specific ingredients)
This particular dish was strong in taste.
This dish was overly strong in its
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