Master confusing words with ease
Eatable vs. Edible
Eatable
/ˈiːtəbəl/Examples:
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Edible
/ˈedəbəl/Examples:
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Remember that eatable describes food that is pleasant or nice to eat.
- Edible simply means something is safe to consume, but doesn't imply taste or quality.
- If you can eat it safely, it is edible; if you want to eat it because it tastes good, its eatable'.
- A raw mushroom might be edible, but it might only be eatable after cooking.
- Think of edible like suitable to eat and eatable like desirable to eat.
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