[PW] English question

AllenAmet at aol.com AllenAmet at aol.com
Wed Jun 6 12:18:50 PDT 2007


In a message dated 6/6/2007 3:02:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
sylviamilne at btinternet.com writes:

> for example, would you garnish a dish "in" watercress or decorate your hat 
> "in" ostrich plumes?
> 
> Adorn in just sounds wrong.
> 
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   When in doubt, I always use "festoon" or "bedeck." That supports "with..." 
 ;-)
And the same for "garnish"...

Allen
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