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Professional TeacherDon’t forget to add a spoon___ of sugar, and some milk.
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Don’t forget to add a spoon___ of sugar, and some milk.
the answer is "spooful".
I was wondering is it correct to say simply, "Don’t forget to add a spoon of sugar, and some milk." Without adding a suffix -ful to "spoon".
Feb 8, 2019 3:52 PM
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Yes, we'd understand 'a spoon of sugar' to mean the same as 'a spoonful of sugar' (note the single 'l').
February 8, 2019
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Just saying "spoon" sounds odd to me, but then I'm American. ;-)
You can say things like, "Please spoon some sugar in," using spoon as a verb. However, that doesn't tell a person the specific amount. It could be half a spoonful, it could be four.
February 8, 2019
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