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Linguistics / grammar | | English term or phrase: beef (with, in, on, for) noodles | My sister's daughter asked me a grammer question: Which is the correct word for the blank below:
I'd like beef _____ noodles.
1. with 2. in 3. on 4. for
I personally felt that all the four options were okay for the blank. What do you think? |
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| | English translation:with or on | Explanation:
This is an extremely bad question to be setting a grammar class, that's for sure. However, I think we can reject "for" immediately. "in" would mean the beef was actually in the noodles - unlikely if not impossible. "on" would mean that the beef was on top of the noodles - this is perfectly possible. However, I think the answer they wanted would be "with", with "with" (!!!) meaning "accompanied by" i.e. beef with noodles.
On the other hand, probably the most common term for speaking would be the good old "and"! Beef 'n' noodles. |
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Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 02:18
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The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +10