Taka  +  476938 Thu, 14 Feb 08 05:10 PM Suppose your girlfriend cooks.You wish she cooked delicately, with care, but in reality the food always has a rough taste. Not really bad, but it doesn't have a fine taste. How would you describe her way of cooking starting with 'She cooks...' or 'She doesn't cook...'? Taka Joined on Tue, Sep 7 2004 Japan Senior Member 2,625

	Kooyeen  +  476950 Thu, 14 Feb 08 05:57 PM She cooks good stuff with a weird taste. I'm afraid she's trying to poison me. Seriously, I don't know, because I have no idea what exactly you mean by "cooking delicately" and "rough taste"... Not really bad but doesn't have a fine taste? Hmm, if I had to try again, maybe "She cooks well, but I don't like the way she cooks. You know, I'm picky". Is that good? Sorry... Kooyeen Joined on Thu, Dec 22 2005 Italy Senior Member 4,984 Parental Advisory / Explicit Posts

	Yankee  +  476952 Thu, 14 Feb 08 06:02 PM How about this:   She knows how to use the microwave. Or this:  She has trouble just boiling water. Or, more seriously, this:  She doesn't exactly cook like a gourmet chef. Hmmm... I'm not sure people would usually use 'cook' as a verb to describe what you want to describe.  Instead, I think 'cook' would tend to be used as a noun, accompanied by whatever adjective is a suitable description of her prowess as a cook.  She's a fabulous cook. She's a talented cook. She's a good cook. She's a so-so cook. She's not a particularly good cook. She's an awful cook. She's the world's worst cook. Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,506 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain Verbs, Nouns

	Taka  +  476963 Thu, 14 Feb 08 06:29 PM Yankee “How about this:She knows how to use the microwave. Or this:  She has trouble just boiling water. ” That's funny, Amy. I like that.   The trouble I have right now is something about translation. And actually, it's about British food. This author thinks it's usually overcooked and loses flavor during the cooking process and most food tastes almost the same (sorry, MrP and nona. It's not me). I've been wondering how I can describe the 'lose flavor during the cooking process because of the rough way of cooking in UK' part starting with 'British people cook/do...' or 'British people don't...'.  Any idea, Amy? Taka British People, Translation

	Taka  +  476965 Thu, 14 Feb 08 06:39 PM I can't believe how fast the editing function expires( man, I miss the old englishforums.com format, really).  It's of course 'this author thinks' not 'this author think'. * * I fixed it for you, Taka.   - Amy Taka

	Yankee  +  476968 Thu, 14 Feb 08 06:53 PM Hi Taka In that case, I think you could talk about "British cooking" or "British cuisine". I think you'll find some good ideas simply by googling "British cuisine is" Yankee

	Taka  +  476970 Thu, 14 Feb 08 07:09 PM Thanks for the editing, Amy. So you don't think it's possible to start with 'British people do...' to describe their rough way to prepare food? Taka British People

	Yankee  +  476976 Thu, 14 Feb 08 07:26 PM Anything is possible, Taka, but I don't think I would choose to begin that way. Yankee

	Taka  +  477091 Fri, 15 Feb 08 03:06 AM If it's possible, could you give me an example so I can apply it to describing not only the way British people do it but also the way some girl does it? Taka British People