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Crisi · Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 129

Hello,

Would you say: eatable or edible mushrooms ?

Is there a difference between the two words?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Crisi

myprofe · Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:39 am Post subject: edible

Edible would be the best one to use although the other word does exist.
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Crisi · Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 129

Thank you very much!

I thought that maybe eatable means: can be eaten - without any guarantee that you can digest it.

and edible would mean: can be eaten and is 'good', not poisonous.

Or don't you use eatable at all?

myprofe · Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:19 am Post subject:

Check for yourself: http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=%22eatable%22&word2=%22edible%22
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Crisi · Joined: 06 Sep 2006 Posts: 129

Wow, I'm impressed. Thank you very much for the useful link.

Best wishes
Crisi

myprofe · Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:25 am Post subject: googlefight

It doesn't always give a definitive answer but it's fun to use.
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