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Old 29-Dec-2007, 20:02
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Default Re: want my egg half done

I wouldn't ever refer to eggs as "half done" or "tender" either; though D is the only possible answer to the question.

If a native speaker did say that he liked his eggs "tender" or "half done", I would take it for a whimsical metaphor (from the preparation of steaks).

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