[General] Meaning

[Gemini1978]

Dear Teachers,

Please explain the meaning of the following sentence.

"that dreaded insult to the culinary senses a pizza"

Thanks in advance

 

[Rover_KE]

Welcome to the board, Gemini.

Please write out the complete sentence containing this phrase, with capital letters and punctuation, and tell us where you found it and if possible who wrote it.

Rover

 

[Gemini1978]

Dear Sir,

This sentence is a part of our task. The complete sentence is

"While driving, it is an offence to eat an apple, sandwich, or that dreaded insult to the culinary senses a pizza."

Thanks

 

[Rover_KE]

Thank you, Gemini.

The writer hates pizza so he is expressing his prejudice against it by condemning it as being offensive to the taste buds.

It's as meaningless to most of us as saying 'Whilst driving don't eat those disgusting things they call bananas'.


Rover

 

[apbl]

Thank you, Gemini.

The writer hates pizza so he is expressing his prejudice against it by condemning it as being offensive to the taste buds.

It's as meaningless to most of us as saying 'Whilst driving don't eat those disgusting things they call bananas'.


Rover

Would you really say it is meaningless or merely gratuitous? ;-)

 

[TheParser]

Dear Teachers,

Please explain the meaning of the following sentence.

"that dreaded insult to the culinary senses a pizza"

Thanks in advance

***** NOT A TEACHER *****


(1) The part of a sentence that you have quoted seems

perfect -- except for one important thing in writing: the

comma.

(a) ... insult to the culinary senses, a pizza.

(i) "pizza" is in apposition with "insult."

(ii) In speech, of course, you would pause after "senses."

*****NOT A TEACHER *****

 

[Rover_KE]

Would you really say it is meaningless or merely gratuitous? ;-)

Spot on, apbl.

Le mot juste.

Rover