Everyday Grammar - VOA Learning English Writing Feedback: What Is Your National Dish? - April 04, 2024
Apr 4, 2024
A travel-flavored tour of East Asian dishes and how people describe them. Short grammar checks on prepositions and word choice pop up alongside spelling fixes. Corrections focus on ingredients, pronunciation tips, and clearer phrasing. The conversation ends with practical writing reminders and advice for careful proofreading.
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Japanese Dish Example And Date Correction
- Kaori described chirashi and a May 5th sweet called kashiwa mochi as examples of Japanese national-food writing.
- John Russell corrected date preposition use, advising on May 5th instead of in May 5th and noted ingredients like dried gourd and red beans.
Use On For Exact Dates
- Use on for exact dates in English, e.g., on January 1st or on September 27th.
- John Russell gives the specific correction: replace in with on for phrases like on May 5th.
Chinese Chicken Soup Example And Edits
- John shared John's listener message describing Chinese chicken soup with hens and medicinal plants and listed flavorings like soybeans and ginger.
- He suggested wording changes like medicinal herbs and necessary for the soup, and showed a revised paragraph.