[title]Family quotes[/title] [description]Welcome to our family quotes section! Here you'll find some of the funniest (and wisest) quotes on the subject of family life![/description]
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Latest post Tue, Aug 19 2008 2:14 AM by Filha Da Pika. 4 replies.
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Filha Da Pika  +  555733 Sun, 17 Aug 08 07:37 AM
Hello,

"Sophie lived on a meat-based diet, when she was in training for the Olympic games."

Can I say "meat-based food" or "mead-based meal" instead of "meat-based diet"?

If it's impossible, would you tell me the reason?

Thank you in advance,
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CalifJim  +  555736 Sun, 17 Aug 08 07:51 AM
lived on

a meat-based diet / meat-based food / meat-based meals

All convey about the same meaning, although meat is a food, so I think meat-based food would simply be meat, and in that case people would probably say lived on meat.  I think meat-based food is too much like sugar-based candy or water-based rain to be a useful combination of words!  Smile

CJ 

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New2grammar  +  555953 Sun, 17 Aug 08 10:26 PM
HAHA... Good explanation. CJ. I could help but to laugh out when I read "water based rain" LOL!
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optilang  +  555957 Sun, 17 Aug 08 10:44 PM
water based rain

It's better then acid based rain! Cool
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Filha Da Pika, 1 yr 98 days ago
Thank you for your replys.
You helped me a lot. (:)) Smile

Regards,
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