[mc32]

But we could say “fatted liver” and that would work, but of course food sophisticates need a more sophisticated term for their food to taste better.

[frutiger]

Side note: grammatically "fattened liver" should be preferred over "fatted liver".

[mc32]

For the fattening of animals intended as food it’s typically accepted grammar to use “fatted” as in a “fatted pig”.

Same as “datums” is correct in some contexts.

[falsedan]

> it’s typically accepted grammar to use “fatted” as in a “fatted pig”

no it ain't, it's extremely out-of-mode

[microcolonel]

Really though, fatted is the word; and in this context, it is the more direct translation of gras.

[falsedan]

literal translations are inhuman. write what your audience will understand, not what the isomorphic pair based on linguistic common ancestor is

unless being right is more important than communicating effectively