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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

put or pour

Hello

I found the following sentence in the recipe.
#1 Put in some milk if you like.

I wonder if "put" can be used for liquid like milk.
Is "pour" a right word?

Would you give me some help?

Thank you.
  

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Hi, I found the following sentence in the recipe. #1 Put in some milk if you like. I wonder if "put" can be used for liquid like milk.

— Clive

  • Hi, I found the following sentence in the recipe.
  • #1 Put in some milk if you like.
  • I wonder if "put" can be used for liquid like milk.
  • Is "pour" a right word?
  • 'Pour' is a more precise word.
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Hi,

I found the following sentence in the recipe.
#1 Put in some milk if you like.

I wonder if "put" can be used for liquid like milk.
Is "pour" a right word?

'Pour' is a more precise word. However, 'put in' here really just means 'add', so it's OK.

In spoken English, we use a handful of small w
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