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CharmYou Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

sliver/splinter

I ordered a dish of potato but it was cuts, I want them slivers/splinters

Which word should I use?
  

Top answer

CharmYou it was cuts This part is not idiomatic. What do you mean? CharmYou I want them slivers Just "I want slivers".

— CalifJim

  • CharmYou it was cuts This part is not idiomatic.
  • What do you mean?
  • CharmYou I want them slivers Just "I want slivers".
  • Actually, I think you mean the potatoes are cut too thick.
  • I ordered potatoes expecting very thin slices, but what I got was thick slices.
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CharmYouit was cuts
This part is not idiomatic. What do you mean?
CharmYouI want them slivers
Just "I want slivers".

Actually, I think you mean the potatoes are cut too thick.

I ordered potatoes expecting very thin slices, but what I got was thick slices.

CJ
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What do you say if you want them cube-shaped? What to say if you want them line-shaped? What do you say if you want dot-shaped?
Can I call the cute-shaped potatos cuts? Line-shaped slivers and dot-shaped *****?
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CharmYouWhat do you say if you want them cube-shaped? What to say if you want them line-shaped? What do you say if you want dot-shaped?
I suppose I'm not that fussy about my potatoes so I don't usually say any of those things. Anyway, in American restaurants, the menu will describe the food so you know what you're ordering. It's rare to find a restaurant whe
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Haha, no.
I just want cooked potatoes.
I know that in Ireland, they eat mud-shaped potatoes(I don't know what to call tham, they smashed them)
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