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Hole One a New See Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Taste in progressive tenses
Hi everybody,
Why isn't taste included in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary in progressive tense?
I learned that it can be in progressive if it has the meaning: "to test the flavour of something by eating or drinking a small amount of it"
For example, lets just imagine a situation like:
-'What is the soup like?'
-'I'm just tasting it.'
The dictionary writes that: "(not used in the progressive tenses)"
It writes it for all meanings: http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/taste_2#taste_2__4
I don't understand why. Is it the fault of the dictionary?
If we compare it with 'see', we can notice that this text is written only for certain meanings:
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/see
Should I report it towards them somehow?
By the way, other dictionaries (e.g. Macmillan, Cambridge, Longman) don't excludes the possibility of progressive form.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Why isn't taste included in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary in progressive tense?
I learned that it can be in progressive if it has the meaning: "to test the flavour of something by eating or drinking a small amount of it"
For example, lets just imagine a situation like:
-'What is the soup like?'
-'I'm just tasting it.'
The dictionary writes that: "(not used in the progressive tenses)"
It writes it for all meanings: http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/taste_2#taste_2__4
I don't understand why. Is it the fault of the dictionary?
If we compare it with 'see', we can notice that this text is written only for certain meanings:
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/see
Should I report it towards them somehow?
By the way, other dictionaries (e.g. Macmillan, Cambridge, Longman) don't excludes the possibility of progressive form.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Top answer
The verb "taste" can definitely be both stative and dynamic. - Stop eating the soup! - I'm just tasting it.
- The verb "taste" can definitely be both stative and dynamic.
- - Stop eating the soup!
- - I'm just tasting it.
- (= testing the flavor of the soup) That's perfectly correct.
- I'd say that's just an oversight on the authors' part.
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The verb "taste" can definitely be both stative and dynamic.
- Stop eating the soup!
- I'm just tasting it. (= testing the flavor of the soup)
That's perfectly correct. I'd say that's just an oversight on the authors' part.
- Stop eating the soup!
- I'm just tasting it. (= testing the flavor of the soup)
That's perfectly correct. I'd say that's just an oversight on the authors' part.
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Hole One a New SeeShould I report itYou could, if you think they'd listen.towardsto them somehow?
You might as well report it to the United Nations while you're at it.
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My guess is that when they said it should not be used in the progressive tense, they were thinking of the very common and very annoying query by waiters who ask "How is everything tasting?" It drives me crazy! I always want to say something like "I am tasting the food. The food is not tasting anything!!"
Another annoying waiter query is "Are you still working on that?" I want to say "
Another annoying waiter query is "Are you still working on that?" I want to say "
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khoffHow is everything tasting?Answer:
The chicken is tasting like chicken; the potatoes are tasting like potatoes; and the peas are tasting like peas. How would you like all of them dumped on your head?
(Last sentence optional.)
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