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Vincent Teo Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

spread ...with

Can I say,

(a) She spread the bread with a little jam.

(b) She spread a little jam on bread.
  

Top answer

She spread the bread with a little jam. No, it's not natural at all! (b) She spread a little jam on THE bread.

  • She spread the bread with a little jam.
  • No, it's not natural at all!
  • (b) She spread a little jam on THE bread.
  • )
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She spread the bread with a little jam. ...... No, it's not natural at all! ...........(b) She spread a little jam on THE bread. (Capitalization is just for emphasis.)
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Hi,

She spread the bread with a little jam.

H'mm, To me as a Canadian from Britain, this sounds OK.

It's here as meaning 3b.

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