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Old 06-Dec-2006, 19:31
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Default Re: at the expenses of, gamy, game

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Originally Posted by Ju View Post
  • Finally, I was promoted as a department head at the expenses of breaking up with my boyfriend as I've been too busy at work.
I purposely make a sentence with at the expence of. Is it good English writing? Any mistake?

Also, I would say "promoted to department head". Otherwise, fine
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For some kind of well-cooked lamb, beef...., they still carry strong flavor or scent of itself which a lot of people cannot stand. How should I describe this flavour and scent? Shall I say "gamy", any other better word in common?
  1. This lamb/beef tasted gamy
  2. This lamb/beef scented gamy
  3. This lamb/beef is having strong scent of game
Are the above sentences acceptable?
How can I make them better?

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1 is fine. 2: "smells" is a better word to use than "scented". 3 "has" instead of "is having"

I would suggest that gamey is perhaps not the right word. "Gamey" indicates a particular smell that contains an element of the meat being tainted as game (pheasant, hare, and other game) is hung for an extra long period). Over-cooked meats such as lamb or beef are unlikely to have this taste. It might be better described as "burnt".
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