[Vocabulary] How does this sentence sound?

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- I was already eating my dinner when my daughter came along and I had to rustled up some for her as well.

Does it sound well? Are the verbs used correctly?
 

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"Rustle up some." Or, better, "rustle some up."
 

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- I was already eating my dinner when my daughter came along and I had to rustled up some for her as well.

Does it sound well? Are the verbs used correctly?


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(1) It's only a personal thing, but I would not use "rustle up." That slang term

reminds me of cowboy movies: "Well, partner, it's time I rustle up some grub for

you and me."

(2) I prefer another slang term:

My daughter has unexpectantly called to tell me she's coming over for

dinner. It's too late to go shopping, so I'll have to whip up something with what

I find in the fridge. (Of course, in real life, I would just call out for food. Many busy

Americans regularly call restaurants to deliver food to their homes.)
 

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(1) It's only a personal thing, but I would not use "rustle up." That slang term

reminds me of cowboy movies: "Well, partner, it's time I rustle up some grub for

you and me."

(2) I prefer another slang term:

My daughter has unexpectantly called to tell me she's coming over for

dinner. It's too late to go shopping, so I'll have to whip up something with what

I find in the fridge. (Of course, in real life, I would just call out for food. Many busy

Americans regularly call restaurants to deliver food to their homes.)

Thanks so much for your suggestion, but I've got a question...doesn't "to whip up" refer to, for example, a cream or something like this? Why do you think it's suitable for other kind of food, and in this case, for a generic topic (to whip up something)? What would it be the difference between "to whip up" and "to rustle up"? ;-) I did not catch it...
 

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You can indeed 'whip (up)' cream. You can also whip up a quick meal, as TheParser said. 'Whipping up' suggests to me a speedier preparation than 'rustling up'.
 

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You can indeed 'whip (up)' cream. You can also whip up a quick meal, as TheParser said. 'Whipping up' suggests to me a speedier preparation than 'rustling up'.

Got it! :) But are they usually used in different contexts or are they both good to speak about food (even if with some differences in meaning)?
 

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They're both good. Or even "to whip something together." "Rustle" does evoke images of cowboys, as The Parser already said.
 
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