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Alc24 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

play it by ear

Can you use "play it by ear" like this?

When I cook pasta, I don't leave them in for a specific number of minutes, I play it by ear.

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I don't see why not, but I would still rephrase the sentence. I don't cook pasta for a specific number of minutes ; I play it by ear. I cook pasta like this, too!

— RandomGuy

  • I don't see why not, but I would still rephrase the sentence.
  • I don't cook pasta for a specific number of minutes ; I play it by ear.
  • I cook pasta like this, too!
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I don't see why not, but I would still rephrase the sentence.

I don't cook pasta for a specific number of minutes; I play it by ear.

I cook pasta like this, too!
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Hi,

. . . I don't leave them in for . . .

No,.
. . . I don't leave it in for. . .

Pasta takes a singular verb.

Clive
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