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tasty vs delicious
You must try this restaurant.
The food is _______.
A) very delicious B) absolutely delicious C) absolutely tasty
I have chosen B
However, I can see no difference between "tasty" and "delicious"
Thanks a lot.
May 21, 2014 6:24 PM
Answers · 2
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I guess you're studying gradable and strong adjectives. "Delicious" is a strong adjective for "tasty". Typically, you use absolute adverbs (absolutely, utterly, etc) with strong adverbs, and gradable adverbs (very, really, quite) with gradable adjectives.
So yes, your choice is right. I can definitely say "absolutely tasty" sounds awkward and funny, though "very delicious" could work... but not as naturally as "absolutely delicious".
May 21, 2014
1
There actually is no difference! They're synonyms. However "delicious" is a little stronger than "tasty".
May 21, 2014
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