It likes to eat all day long. vs It can eat all day long.

The phrase 'it can eat all day long.' is correct, while 'it likes to eat all day long.' is not a common or natural construction in English. The correct phrase indicates the ability or possibility of eating all day long, while the incorrect phrase implies a preference or enjoyment for eating all day long.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 847 views

It likes to eat all day long.

This phrase is not commonly used in English. 'Likes' implies preference or enjoyment, which does not fit well with the idea of eating all day long.

Avoid using 'likes' in this context. Instead, use 'can' or 'is able to' to convey the ability or possibility of eating all day long.

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You like to stare at me all day long.
Shaw's not some geek who likes to talk about his feelings all day long.
I've had nothing to eat all day.
I watch television all day long.
I have been writing letters all day long.
I waited for him all day long.
The boy did nothing but cry all day long.
Being young, he can work all day long.
Those dikes have burst. People wade through law all day long.
- There's been banging all day long.
- There's been banging all day long.
No, I sit all day long.
It's my work, appointments all day long.
There's sun all day long.
I can do this all day long.
She sits and gambles all day long.
He's building a house for other people all day long.
- He lays in there all day long.
He just wanted to stay drunk all day long.
I'd slap you all day long.

Alternatives:

it enjoys eating all day long.
it prefers to eat all day long.
it loves to eat all day long.
it is fond of eating all day long.
it is inclined to eat all day long.

It can eat all day long.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the ability or possibility of eating all day long.

Use 'can' to express the capability or potential to eat all day long. It implies the physical or practical ability to engage in continuous eating.

Show examples from the web [+]

I watch television all day long.
I have been writing letters all day long.
I waited for him all day long.
The boy did nothing but cry all day long.
Being young, he can work all day long.
Those dikes have burst. People wade through law all day long.
- There's been banging all day long.
- There's been banging all day long.
No, I sit all day long.
It's my work, appointments all day long.
There's sun all day long.
I can do this all day long.
She sits and gambles all day long.
He's building a house for other people all day long.
- He lays in there all day long.
He just wanted to stay drunk all day long.
I'd slap you all day long.
I can play this game all day long.
You like to stare at me all day long.
I do this all day long.

Alternatives:

it is able to eat all day long.
it has the capacity to eat all day long.
it has the ability to eat all day long.
it can consume food all day long.
it can munch all day long.

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It likes to eat all day long. vs It can eat all day long.