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08-25-2011, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by masaegu View Post
「食いつきよう」 = 「食いつく様子(ようす)」

「よう」 means "the manner in which something is done".

「食いつく」, in this phrase, means "to jump at (a topic)"

「ものすごい食いつきよう」 therfore means "the extreme manner in which someone jumps at a certain topic"
Wow, what a swift reply! Thank you very much, masaegu I much appreciate the help.