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

Nik Taylor wrote:
> Similar to Japanese.  In Japanese, the verb _nomu_ is used of
> cigarettes, liquids, etc., it can even be used of solid foods such as
> rice, if swallowed without chewing.  _Nomu_, in Japanese, means
> basically "ingest something without chewing", while in English, "drink"
> basically only covers liquids that sustain life, or are taken as if they
> are to sustain life, so that poisons (unless delibrately taken - a
> metaphorical use of "drink") and medicines (which restore, rather than
> sustain) aren't covered, even if liquid.
What dialect of English is this? I've never heard of "drink" being
used that way outside of this list.