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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
When someone is eating without...
Hi
Is there any word for a situation (we do have one in my language) when someone, especially a guest, is eating food but without -- what should I say -- enthusiasm?
A - Don't you like it, John? You are eating without _____.
What about these?
He did eat ... but with indifference.
He did eat ... but without interest.
Thanks,
Tom
Is there any word for a situation (we do have one in my language) when someone, especially a guest, is eating food but without -- what should I say -- enthusiasm?
A - Don't you like it, John? You are eating without _____.
What about these?
He did eat ... but with indifference.
He did eat ... but without interest.
Thanks,
Tom
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All of those work. Some may be tending more towards a written style than a common conversational one. "
- All of those work.
- Some may be tending more towards a written style than a common conversational one.
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All of those work. Some may be tending more towards a written style than a common conversational one.
The first formulation that comes to my mind as something I would spontaneously say is "You don't seem to be eating (it) very enthusiastically."
The first formulation that comes to my mind as something I would spontaneously say is "You don't seem to be eating (it) very enthusiastically."
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Thanks, GPY.
Just to make sure that I understand you correctly -- all of these are natural expressions.
He did eat ... but with indifference.
He did eat ... but without interest.
He did eat ... but not so enthusiastically.
He did eat ... but with disinclination.
He did eat ... but without inclination.
Just to make sure that I understand you correctly -- all of these are natural expressions.
He did eat ... but with indifference.
He did eat ... but without interest.
He did eat ... but not so enthusiastically.
He did eat ... but with disinclination.
He did eat ... but without inclination.
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The last two don't work for me. The others are OK.
However, if by "natural expressions" you mean sentences that regularly occur spontaneously in spoken English, then at least the first one would not come into that category.
However, if by "natural expressions" you mean sentences that regularly occur spontaneously in spoken English, then at least the first one would not come into that category.
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