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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Words

As you probably know, English makes a clear distinction between the words "hear" and "listen", "see" and "watch", "touch" and "feel", and "sniff" and "smell". But I can't think of such a distinction for taste. Does one exist, and if so, what is it?
  

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Rover_KEsavour
Hmm. That's new to me. Not AmE. At least I've never heard anybody around here say it.

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Don't forget that, while we use different words for some of the senses, we can use the same words in different ways for others:

I am listening to Jane
I can hear Jane
Jane sounds nervous.

I am looking at/watching Jane.
I can see Jane.
Jane looks worried.

I am touching/
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CalifJim Rover_KE savour Hmm. That's new to me. Not AmE. At least I've never heard anybody around here say it.CJ
With the ususal AmE spelling variation, http://fraze.it/n_search.jsp?q=savor&l=0&sugg=off quotes several examples from American publications.
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Rover_KEseveral examples from American publications
Yes, but with the American definition.

savor, verb

: to enjoy the taste or smell of (something) for as long as possible
: to enjoy (something) for a long time
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I meant that I've never heard it as part of the paradigm

see, look
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