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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Which sentence is idiomatic?

"How long do you boil the eggs?"

"How long are you supposed to boil the eggs?"
  

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Anonymous Which sentence is idiomatic? They both look idiomatic to me. CJ

  • Anonymous Which sentence is idiomatic?
  • They both look idiomatic to me.
  • CJ
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Anonymous Which sentence is idiomatic?
They both look idiomatic to me.

CJ
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Using "the" before "eggs" means that you are referring to particular eggs. If you mean to ask about boiling eggs in general, don't include "the".

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