What's the difference between "oven" and "stove"?

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Rebecca

An oven is an enclosed space that generates heat, with an opening to place food into it. Whereas a "stove" is an external cooker that you usually put pots or pans on. It is typical for a cooker to have a "stove" on top of an "oven". So you could bake a cake in the oven and stir fry some food on top. This type of "stove" is what you would call a "stove-top". They can also be separate appliances. Ex: Can you get the cake out of the oven before it burns? Ex: You left the stove on, honey! The food is stuck to the bottom of the pan now. Ex: Hey, dad! Can we make some pancakes on the stove-top?

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Popular Q&As

12/27

1
Why is "ing" put after "to" here?
This sentence is in present progressive tense and so the verb is put in -ing form to indicate that the action is going to continue on. The progressive tense is not generally used after the preposition "to" in a sentence except after the phrase "close to". Ex: I was so close to falling asleep when the dog started barking. Ex: You are so close to winning the race - keep going!

2
What is "sec"?
"Sec" is short for "second". Ex: Wait a sec, I have to do something.

3
Is "when" necessary here?
While technically "when" is not necessary here, the speaker has used it to signify a hypothetical situation or subjunctive mood will follow. Thus, it is better to use it in this situation as it is a good clue for understanding and predicting the rest of the sentence. Ex: What if when you go to work, you get into an argument with a coworker. How should you react? Ex: When you check your email, you should answer emails in order of priority.

4
What is ‘em?
'em is shorten form of "them".

5
What's "water" mean in here
The theme of "water" at the beginning of the song is a metaphor. The "river" mentioned in the beginning is the life she has been living, and here, "waters" refers to this metaphorical river. She's saying that there's still hope within her life- within this "river" of her life. "Waters" can often be used in a similar metaphorical way when referring to a situation in life or the way things are. Ex: These waters are deep, be careful what information you look for. => The situation is complicated Ex: There's no hope in these waters. = There's no hope in this situation.

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