– Is it very, very sweet? Very sweet? Just sweet...? Because I like it...
– Sweet.
(Oh, she understood "scales"—great!)
– ...Because I like it not so sweet.

Later, eating the cake she didn't eat before (because she didn’t like it?)

– Mmm... It’s not sweet… it’s...
– I like it ¾ sweet. How sweet is this?
– …Let me finish… it’s not sweet… it’s ¾ sweet.
– Do you like it?
– Yes, but… it’s still too sweet for me.

(An unspoken “okay” lingers in the air.)