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Dear all,
Please help me with the following questions. Thank you very much!
1. Sometimes, I heard people say " health food", but sometimes Iheard people say "healthy food". I feel confused. Which one is correct? Thank you!
2. I read an article where it said " I agree with her idea." But Ipersonally prefer to saying " I agree "to" her idea." Which one is correct? Thank you.
Please help me with the following questions. Thank you very much!
1. Sometimes, I heard people say " health food", but sometimes Iheard people say "healthy food". I feel confused. Which one is correct? Thank you!
2. I read an article where it said " I agree with her idea." But Ipersonally prefer to saying " I agree "to" her idea." Which one is correct? Thank you.
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[nq:1]1. Sometimes, I heard people say " health food", but sometimes I heard people say "healthy food". I feel confused.
- [nq:1]1.
- Sometimes, I heard people say " health food", but sometimes I heard people say "healthy food".
- I feel confused.
- [/nq] The term "health food" usually means food characteristically eaten by people especially interested in health but typically not much eaten by others, because unusual: something like carrot juice might be an example.
- Food that is widely eaten by the general public that is held to be conducive to good health is not usually called "health food", but some might include it within the class.
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[nq:1]1. Sometimes, I heard people say " health food", but sometimes I heard people say "healthy food". I feel confused. Which one is correct?[/nq]
The term "health food" usually means food characteristically eaten by people especially interested in health but typically not much eaten by others, because unusual: something like carrot juice might be an example. Food that is widely eaten by the
The term "health food" usually means food characteristically eaten by people especially interested in health but typically not much eaten by others, because unusual: something like carrot juice might be an example. Food that is widely eaten by the
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[nq:2]1. Sometimes, I heard people say " health food", but sometimes I heard people say "healthy food". I feel confused. Which one is correct?[/nq]
[nq:1]The term "health food" usually means food characteristically eaten by people especially interested in health but typically not much eaten ... "healthful", but is commonly mis-called "healthy". It is the people who eat it who are (presumably)
[nq:1]The term "health food" usually means food characteristically eaten by people especially interested in health but typically not much eaten ... "healthful", but is commonly mis-called "healthy". It is the people who eat it who are (presumably)
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[nq:1]Dear all, =A0 =A0 =A0 Please help me with the following questions. =A0Thank you ver=y much! 1. =A0Sometimes, I heard people say " health food", but sometimes I heard people say "healthy food". =A0I feel confused. =A0Which one is correct? =A0Thank you![/nq]
Health food is a label some people use to encourage others to eat stuff they would ordinarily avoid. It'll probably contain a variety
Health food is a label some people use to encourage others to eat stuff they would ordinarily avoid. It'll probably contain a variety
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[nq:1]1. Sometimes, I heard people say " health food", but sometimes I heard people say "healthy food". I feel confused. Which one is correct? Thank you![/nq]
Your confusion (which is common) occurs because of two linguistic domains (marketing and journalism) that overlap within the general field of everyday English. The language often pairs nouns together in order to link two ideas, e.g. foot
Your confusion (which is common) occurs because of two linguistic domains (marketing and journalism) that overlap within the general field of everyday English. The language often pairs nouns together in order to link two ideas, e.g. foot
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[nq:1]Please help me with the following questions. Thank you very much! 1. Sometimes, I heard people say " health food", ... But I personally prefer to saying " I agree "to" her idea." Which one is correct? Thank you.[/nq]
1. A "healthy food" is any food that sustains the body but does not containan excessive quantity of salt, fat, or substances that are likely to contribute to cholesterol dep
1. A "healthy food" is any food that sustains the body but does not containan excessive quantity of salt, fat, or substances that are likely to contribute to cholesterol dep
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L.C. Yiu:
[nq:1]1. Sometimes, I heard people say " health food", but sometimes I heard people say "healthy food". I feel confused. Which one is correct? Thank you![/nq]
Both are correct, but they mean different things. "Healthy food" refers to food that is good to eat for health reasons. "Health food" is food that is marketed as being especially good to eat for health reasons, which
[nq:1]1. Sometimes, I heard people say " health food", but sometimes I heard people say "healthy food". I feel confused. Which one is correct? Thank you![/nq]
Both are correct, but they mean different things. "Healthy food" refers to food that is good to eat for health reasons. "Health food" is food that is marketed as being especially good to eat for health reasons, which
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[nq:1]Now, "health food". Most towns in Britain have at least one "Health Food Shop".[/nq]
AmE: "health food store" (The shop/store variation, as the original poster, Icy, may already know, is an expected difference between American and British varieties of English).
[nq:1]These usually do not sell vegetables, fruit, and other degradables. But they do sell a range of foods that they ... I
AmE: "health food store" (The shop/store variation, as the original poster, Icy, may already know, is an expected difference between American and British varieties of English).
[nq:1]These usually do not sell vegetables, fruit, and other degradables. But they do sell a range of foods that they ... I
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[nq:1]...the original poster, Icy...[/nq]
Roland, if you're not making a joke you either need a better monitor, a better screen font, or better glasses.
Mark Brader, Toronto > "Common sense isn't any more common on Usenet (Email Removed) > than it is anywhere else." Henry Spencer
Roland, if you're not making a joke you either need a better monitor, a better screen font, or better glasses.
Mark Brader, Toronto > "Common sense isn't any more common on Usenet (Email Removed) > than it is anywhere else." Henry Spencer
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[nq:2]The term "health food" usually means food characteristically eaten by ... who eat it who are (presumably) healthy, not the food.[/nq]
[nq:1]"Healthy" has meant "conducive to or promoting health; wholesome, salubrious; salutary" since the 16th century. I see nothing wrong with it.[/nq]
The food isn't healthy; it is supposed to make you healthy. "Health food" is correct and the other o
[nq:1]"Healthy" has meant "conducive to or promoting health; wholesome, salubrious; salutary" since the 16th century. I see nothing wrong with it.[/nq]
The food isn't healthy; it is supposed to make you healthy. "Health food" is correct and the other o
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[nq:2]...the original poster, Icy...[/nq]
[nq:1]Roland, if you're not making a joke you either need a better monitor, a better screen font, or better glasses.[/nq]
The fact that I am overdue for a visit to the ophthalmologist does not preclude the possibility that Pan could profitably adopt different default fonts for its listing of messages and senders.
Roland Hutchinson
He
[nq:1]Roland, if you're not making a joke you either need a better monitor, a better screen font, or better glasses.[/nq]
The fact that I am overdue for a visit to the ophthalmologist does not preclude the possibility that Pan could profitably adopt different default fonts for its listing of messages and senders.
Roland Hutchinson
He
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