YOU SAID:
i like to eat mashed potatos
INTO JAPANESE
私はマッシュポテトを食べるのが好きです
BACK INTO ENGLISH
i like to eat mashed potatoes
INTO JAPANESE
私はマッシュポテトを食べるのが好きです
BACK INTO ENGLISH
i like to eat mashed potatoes
That didn't even make that much sense in English.