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Liveinjapan Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Made with/by
The roux of the so-called navy curry is made by/with cooking flour and curry poweder in beef fat.
Are both prepositions interchangeable?
Thanks.
Are both prepositions interchangeable?
Thanks.
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Hi Liveinjapan, I nearly said yes, but then I realized that your sentence used the word "cooking" and ended with "in beef fat". Because of these words, the only preposition you can use is "by". The roux of the so-called navy curry is made by cooking flour and curry powder in beef fat.
- Hi Liveinjapan, I nearly said yes, but then I realized that your sentence used the word "cooking" and ended with "in beef fat".
- Because of these words, the only preposition you can use is "by".
- The roux of the so-called navy curry is made by cooking flour and curry powder in beef fat.
- You have to know a little about cuisine to understand my reasoning.
- The way you make a roux is by mixing and adding your ingredients to warm oil, butter or animal fat.
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Hi Liveinjapan,
I nearly said yes, but then I realized that your sentence used the word "cooking" and ended with "in beef fat".
Because of these words, the only preposition you can use is "by". The roux of the so-called navy curry is made by cooking flour and curry powder in beef fat. You have to know a little about cuisine to understand my reasoning. The way you ma
I nearly said yes, but then I realized that your sentence used the word "cooking" and ended with "in beef fat".
Because of these words, the only preposition you can use is "by". The roux of the so-called navy curry is made by cooking flour and curry powder in beef fat. You have to know a little about cuisine to understand my reasoning. The way you ma
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