the dining/eating/meal/food choices

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Angliholic

#464370 Tue, 15 Jan 08 04:16 AM

Our neighborhood has many restaurants; the dining/eating/meal/food choices are almost unlimited!

Do all of the bolded words fit in the above and convey a similar idea?
Thanks.

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Mister Micawber

#464410 Tue, 15 Jan 08 06:47 AM

Well, they all sound redundant, since you have already mentioned restaurants: the choices are almost unlimited. However, only 'dining' sounds really natural to me.

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Angliholic

#464444 Tue, 15 Jan 08 09:59 AM

Mister Micawber wrote:

Well, they all sound redundant, since you have already mentioned restaurants: the choices are almost unlimited. However, only 'dining' sounds really natural to me.

Thanks, Mister.

For the sake of curiosity, isn't "dining" equal to "eating?" If yes, why doesn't "eating" do the trick in the least?

Angliholic

Mister Micawber

#464493 Tue, 15 Jan 08 01:00 PM

Dining is not equal to eating. Animals eat; they do not dine.

Dine: to take a meal, esp. the principal or more formal meal of the day.

Mister Micawber

Angliholic

#464544 Tue, 15 Jan 08 02:49 PM

Mister Micawber wrote:

Dining is not equal to eating. Animals eat; they do not dine.

Dine: to take a meal, esp. the principal or more formal meal of the day.

Thanks, Mister, for the analysis of subtle nuances.

Angliholic