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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

on or in?

How to know which to use? Is in only for flavor and on for contents? Which is correct?

I have heard "This cake is strong on strawberries." Is this correct English? Which are 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
  

Top answer

None of those sounds very natural to me. 'Heavy on' might work for some of them. I couldn't taste much in the way of raspberry flavor.

— Mister Micawber

  • None of those sounds very natural to me.
  • 'Heavy on' might work for some of them.
  • I couldn't taste much in the way of raspberry flavor.
  • This cake doesn't have much in the way of strawberry flavor Those seem OK.
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None of those sounds very natural to me. 'Heavy on' might work for some of them.
AnonymousIs 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
Those seem OK.
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