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Question concerning the word "produce"
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douglas
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Question concerning the word "produce"
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Once again I was surprised that another one of my advanced groups had not heard the term "produce" to describe fruits and vegetables.
Is this just a term used in the US? In the US just about every grocery store or supermarket has a "Produce Section". I get blank faces from my advanced students when I use the term though (they automatically think of production--not fruits and vegetables).
Is this USA only? or regional? or what?
Thanks,
Douglas |
27 Jan 2009
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euphrates_84
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As far as I am concerned, to mean producing fruits or vegetables the verbs grow and cultivate are better. |
27 Jan 2009
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naron
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Hi Douglas!
You�re not alone! In the UK, supermarkets have a fresh produce section too :-) |
27 Jan 2009
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libertybelle
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A farm can produce produce.
Who ever said English was easy????
Libertybelle
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27 Jan 2009
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douglas
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Thanks for the replies!
It surprises me to hear that it is used in the UK as well--can some of our UK/Aussie teachers confirm this? I wonder, if it is so common, why is it so rarely taught in ESL lessons?
Euphrates: in the US we use "produce" as both a verb and a noun.
Liberty: I got the following sentence from plainlanguage.gov, an organisation that is trying to make English more understandable--check the humor section:
"The farm was used to produce produce. "
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28 Jan 2009
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