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Re: CHAT drinking soup: (was: Malat (on behalf of Garrett))

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Saturday, December 12, 1998, 7:48
Nik Taylor wrote:
> So, > maybe it is entirely a volitional thing after all - it's just that the > verb "take" over-rides the verb "drink" in the case of medicine.
No, I take that back. If a child or a pet were to ingest antifreeze, I wouldn't use "drink", I'd use "swallow", even tho it's an entirely volitional act - so the substance *does* matter. It has to be a substance that is expected to be potable, or something like that. Ack! And I thought it was so simple. :-) -- "Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia." -- Joseph Wood Krutch http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files/ ICQ #: 18656696 AOL screen-name: NikTailor