T TheShadow Member Joined Feb 16, 2011 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Dutch Home Country Belgium Current Location Belgium May 1, 2012 #1 Hi, Can you say: "If your dish failed, we can always order out" Thanks
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland May 1, 2012 #2 TheShadow said: Hi, Can you say: "If your dish failed, we can always order out" Thanks Click to expand... "If your dish failed, we could always order out" "If your dish fails we can always order out"
TheShadow said: Hi, Can you say: "If your dish failed, we can always order out" Thanks Click to expand... "If your dish failed, we could always order out" "If your dish fails we can always order out"
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States May 1, 2012 #3 If my dish failed I would think my TV wasn't working.
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland May 1, 2012 #4 SoothingDave said: If my dish failed I would think my TV wasn't working. Click to expand... Not a cook then?
SoothingDave said: If my dish failed I would think my TV wasn't working. Click to expand... Not a cook then?
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK May 1, 2012 #5 I have a feeling we can/would say "we can order in" as well as/instead of "we can order out". "We can order take-out" works too. In BrE, that's normally "we can get a takeaway".
I have a feeling we can/would say "we can order in" as well as/instead of "we can order out". "We can order take-out" works too. In BrE, that's normally "we can get a takeaway".
B billmcd Key Member Joined Mar 27, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States May 2, 2012 #6 I don't think you would ever hear "failed" used in that context in AmE.
5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic May 2, 2012 #7 billmcd said: I don't think you would ever hear "failed" used in that context in AmE. Click to expand... This speaker of BrE would be unlikely to use it.
billmcd said: I don't think you would ever hear "failed" used in that context in AmE. Click to expand... This speaker of BrE would be unlikely to use it.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK May 2, 2012 #8 About the only dish I can think of which is commonly referred to with "succeeded" or "failed" is a soufflé.
About the only dish I can think of which is commonly referred to with "succeeded" or "failed" is a soufflé.