Understanding slice vs cut

There is some overlap, to be sure. And don't forget "slash" and "slit". In cooking, to slice is to cut into relatively thin pieces. To slice retains much of its culinary cachet outside the kitchen, where it therefore has a decidedly facetious ring. "To cut" is the plain word with no baggage. It subsumes all the other words for what you do to things with the edge of a knife.

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The two are quite commonly used interchangeably, but 'to slice' is usually used to refer to cutting something into slices, not just making a single (or random) cut in something.

That's why you talk about slicing bread rather than just cutting it. Cutting is something that would not necessarily provide an ordered result; it would not necessarily produce slices.

slice an onion in half, slice here is cut rather than thin slice. see slice changed to cut in that sentence. thats where i get confused. when it means slice to thin slice and slice to cut?

what about if only says slice mushroom is this cut or slice as in thin slices

I do don't know this is posting here. Wanted to post to other of my post. But the question I have is if have a sentence with slice mushroom is this referring to cut or slice as in thin slices.

Still confused when use slice or cut interchangeably and slice to have slices. One recipe have says only says slice mushroom usually see slice mushroom thinly not just slice mushroom. So don't know what they are referring to here to do

Also, note how different these two words sound. This gives a clue to their usage. "Cut" is the garden variety word, with application to any situation where something is separated into parts - note how simple and everyday the sound is. This is an everyday, general word, as its pronunciation suggests.

"Slice" is trickier to pronounce, and there is an imitative aspect to it, the sou

thanks....i clearly understand what slice is and cut is ,the uncertainty comes from when they use slice and cut in things which one to use. either be thin slices or just cut......since cut and slice are interchangeable.

i meant what some one said earlier..... in the context of some fruit and vegetables slice and cut are interchangeable.that is where the confusion is. when to know if context is talking about cut and slice interchangeable and when it not.....like just slice,thin slices. sorry to keep this going on just want to explain myself.

How does one know if slice means slices or just cut, he sliced the cake in half. Here means cut and not slices. How would one know if someone says it’s time to slice up an onion talking about slice as cut or slice as as slices