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Filha Da Pika Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

meat-based diet

Hello,

"Sophie lived on a meat-based diet, when she was in training for the Olympic games."

Can I say "meat-based food" or "mead-based meal" instead of "meat-based diet"?

If it's impossible, would you tell me the reason?

Thank you in advance,
  

Top answer

lived on a meat-based diet / meat-based food / meat-based meal s All convey about the same meaning, although meat is a food, so I think meat-based food would simply be meat, and in that case people would probably say lived on meat . I think meat-based food is too much like sugar-based candy or water-based rain to be a useful combination of words! CJ

  • lived on a meat-based diet / meat-based food / meat-based meal s All convey about the same meaning, although meat is a food, so I think meat-based food would simply be meat, and in that case people would probably say lived on meat .
  • I think meat-based food is too much like sugar-based candy or water-based rain to be a useful combination of words!
  • CJ
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lived on
a meat-based diet / meat-based food / meat-based meals
All convey about the same meaning, although meat is a food, so I think meat-based food would simply be meat, and in that case people would probably say lived on meat. I think meat-based food is too much like sugar-based candy or water-based rainto be a useful combination
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HAHA... Good explanation. CJ. I could help but to laugh out when I read "water based rain" LOL!
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water based rain

It's better then acid based rain! [H]
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Thank you for your replys.
You helped me a lot.

Regards,

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