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leslie
Joined: 12 Oct 2005 Posts: 244
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:42 am Post subject: too sweet? |
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Hi,
Are there expressions to describe something (i.e. dessert, sentiment, love) that is too sweet to gradually make you sick of it? Thanks in advance.
Leslie _________________ Less Is Blessed |
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Lorikeet

Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 1877 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:08 am Post subject: |
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Yes. "Too sweet" is fine.
John couldn't eat the cake because it was too sweet for him. |
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CP
Joined: 12 Jun 2006 Posts: 2875 Location: California
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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You can also say "cloying," "cloyingly sweet," or "sickeningly sweet." _________________ You live a new life for every new language you speak. -Czech proverb |
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leslie
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you very much, Lorikeet, and CP.  _________________ Less Is Blessed |
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