American Flavored

[HansV]

"American Flavored Imitation Pasteurized Process Cheese Food"?

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[StuartR]

Yum yum. Lovely American.

[Rudi]

Someone made a big mess of that packaging!
And what's with the mixed caps?

[John Gray]

The interesting question for all right-minded pedants is which attribute does the word "imitation" qualify?
American?
Flavored?
Pasteurised?
Process[ed]?
Cheese?
Food?

I'm suspecting the final word!

As to adjective order, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... dictionary is an interesting read.

[StuartR]

I've been (w)racking my brain trying to remember the name of a French film I saw many decades ago, that involved a bunch of suburban flat dwellers turning their apartments into caves (knocking out walls and blocking doors) and eating policemen and American tourists.

[StuartR]

I searched the Internet to try and decide if the w was needed in "(w)rack my brain" but didn't really get a conclusive answer.

I then checked the Oxford English Dictionary, which only had the option of writing this without the w.

[Rudi]

Maybe Themroc??

[StuartR]

That's the one Rudi, how did you find it?

[Rudi]

As to adjective order, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... dictionary is an interesting read.

I generally don't diddle daddle with grammar intricacies, but this was a surprisingly interesting read. The fact that adjective order can be ranked so absolutely: by (opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose) is quite remarkable, and likewise with ablaut reduplication; I, then A, then O.

TX for the lesson!

[Rudi]

That's the one Rudi, how did you find it?

A few attempts with search phrases got me to the following find...which fortunately seemed to match your movie conditions.

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[HansV]

Is this the correct correspondence?

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[StuartR]

I'm embarrassed that I couldn't find that on a few searches, Rudi, thank you for helping.

[John Gray]

I searched the Internet to try and decide if the w was needed in "(w)rack my brain" but didn't really get a conclusive answer.

My usual source for this type of word-usage question is Michael Quinion of World Wide Words. His answer is, basically, take your pick!

[John Gray]

Is this the correct correspondence?

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Only whimsically...!

[ChrisGreaves]

I searched the Internet to try and decide if the w was needed in "(w)rack my brain" but didn't really get a conclusive answer.

I then checked the Oxford English Dictionary, which only had the option of writing this without the w.

Stephen Pinker goes into this with "wrought iron".
Wrought (and wreaked and racked ...) comes to us via, or in company with "worked".
I'll dig up the book/page reference if you'd like to learn more ...
Cheers Chris

[ChrisGreaves]

I generally don't diddle daddle with grammar intricacies, ...

But you should!
It provides me with a great deal of pleasure to take a well-known quotation with three consecutive adjectives and then present it to someone with the adjectives in reverse order.
Leaves people with a queasy stomach and the feeling that something is wrong.
Like American-flavoured cheese.

[DaveA]

That should be American type and not flavor.
As it is here it is called American Cheese, like other type which may be Swiss, •Roquefort and etc.
This American cheese is a processed cheese that melts quickly and is very common on Cheese burgers.

American cheese is processed cheese made from a blend of milk, milk fats and solids, with other fats and whey protein concentrates. At first it was made from a mixture of cheeses, more often than not Colby and Cheddar. ... Sometimes, instead of the word cheese, it is called as "American slices" or "American singles".
American Cheese - Cheese.com
http://www.cheese.com/american-cheese/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_cheese" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Cellmate]

I can't believe no one asked...

(unless I missed it)

So, what do Americans taste like?


Cellmate

[HansV]

Processed, I guess...

[DaveA]

The same as Swiss does!