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Clamchop 85 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: The buns in McDonald's Japan's burger photos are a...

That's backwards, eatable is the stronger claim that means fit as food while edible just means safe to eat.

IAmBroom 85 days ago [–]

Pedantic difference; most people would reasonably assume either meant "OK to eat".

Clamchop 85 days ago | [–]

No more pedantic than the comment I was replying to. My advice would be not to use "eatable" at all because others will just think you're saying edible incorrectly.

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