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"Oily" and "Greasy",which one is more common for describing food? Can I say oily more common in UK and greasy more common in USA?
2024年8月5日 02:28
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For your interest greasy is used in England. In fact, a cafe in England that serves 'English Breakfast' is often called a 'Greasy Spoon'. A greasy spoon serves fried food. You tend to get chips, eggs, beans, sausage and bacon. It's much like the components of a full English breakfast but eaten throughout the day
2024年8月6日
"Greasy". It is always negative. If there is too much oil, I would say "there is too much oil". I would never say that it's "oily". Saying that would make it sound as if I were talking about an automobile engine.
2024年8月5日
I would rarely use them interchangeably. As foods, oils are liquids that come from plants whereas grease is solid at room temperature and comes from animal fat. ‘Greasy’ has a more negative connotation by default.
2024年8月5日
In the UK both are used.
2024年8月5日
In the US, they're more or less equivalent.
2024年8月5日
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