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Re:Why does my diet soda taste off? Aspartame hydrolysis by keiferski on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @06:04AM (#30161016)
I don’t have much direct experience with British English but do people really say the soda tastes on to mean the soda tastes fine?
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Re:Why does my diet soda taste off? Aspartame hydrolysis by have_faith on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @06:06AM (#30161034)
No we don't say that. We would only say that it tastes off. We really only use the opposite with regards to events, this event is on, Daniell's birthday surprise is on, etc.
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Re:Why does my diet soda taste off? Aspartame hydrolysis by keiferski on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @06:07AM (#30161037)
Right, the usage is the same in the US. If an event is proceeding ahead as planned, it’s on.
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Re:Why does my diet soda taste off? Aspartame hydrolysis by furiens on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @06:30AM (#30161188)
As well as an event, a drink on tap can be ‘on’ or ‘off’, to refer to its availability.
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