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Answer: Healthy vs. Healthful

Aug 02, 2010 20:01

neiths_arrow would like to know the difference between healthy and healthful.
( With examples from Discworld )

language:english dialects, !answer, author:chomiji, word choice:similar words

Comments 9

sidlj August 3 2010, 01:56:47 UTC

*adds Pratchett to list for next library trip* :-)

chomiji August 3 2010, 03:12:36 UTC

Pratchett is excellent fun!

sidlj August 3 2010, 03:18:36 UTC

Oh, I know! But my last library only had a handful of his books. Maybe my new library has more! *g*

campylobacter August 3 2010, 02:46:22 UTC

"Is not the nutritional quality of broccoli more healthful than pie, O'Neill?"

"C'mon T, live it up a little. Besides, fruit filling's gotta be healthy. You know... it's fruit."

"Gentlemen," interrupted Dr. Fraiser, "no solid food for another 24 hours, or I'm confining you to the infirmary." She instructed the commissary server to ladle broth into bowls for them. "Someone must look after your health if you don't."

chomiji August 3 2010, 03:17:24 UTC

Fortunately, I have good Google-Fu! I don't watch much video, and when I do, it's usually movies, not television. So this is Stargate SG-1, yes?

campylobacter August 3 2010, 03:20:36 UTC

Indeed!

It is. :-D I didn't recognize the 'verse of your examples, so I made some Stargate SG-1 for the other nerds.

neiths_arrow August 3 2010, 06:36:18 UTC

Hey! I resemble that.

neiths_arrow August 3 2010, 06:34:51 UTC

Thank you Chomiji,
I remember a grade school teacher ranting on about this subject, and then the world turned upside down for the word 'healthful.' It wasn't used anymore. Your explanation summed it up well.

Because I believe we need to be an example to readers, I will continue to use 'healthful' when referring to food that brings health.

Neith

Thank you! ext_254334 September 11 2010, 20:03:08 UTC

I'm a grammar nazi as well, and have tried undoing this overuse of healthy with my EFL students to no avail.

The example I like to use is with plants, or fruits and vegetables:

That is one healthy tomato!
Tomatoes are healthful food choices.