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MariaAnnaK Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

To feature or to appear

Bread is a staple which features (?) in many recipes in Spanish cuisine.

  

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It depends on what you mean. Have you looked the two words up? I just looked up "feature" because this intransitive use seems a bit off to me.

  • It depends on what you mean.
  • Have you looked the two words up?
  • I just looked up "feature" because this intransitive use seems a bit off to me.
  • It turns out it came into being in 1941 in the USA—a Johnny-come-lately.
  • If bread appears in a recipe, all it means is that there is bread in the food.
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It depends on what you mean. Have you looked the two words up? I just looked up "feature" because this intransitive use seems a bit off to me. It turns out it came into being in 1941 in the USA—a Johnny-come-lately.

If bread appears in a recipe, all it means is that there is bread in the food. If bread features in a recipe, it is the main ingredient or is a noteworthy part of it.

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