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Re: Natural Order of Events

From:Christophe Grandsire-Koevoets <tsela.cg@...>
Date:Thursday, January 29, 2009, 10:23
2009/1/28 Eugene Oh <un.doing@...>

> 2009/1/28 Christophe Grandsire-Koevoets <tsela.cg@...> > > > > > While the Japanese "drink" it, even pills (and they "drink" cigarettes as > > well, which is weird, since if I was "drinking" water the way they > "drink" > > cigarettes, that would be called "drowning" in English ;) ). > > > > > To quibble, they actually either sip cigarettes or suck them, as do the > Chinese. (: > > >
Are you sure? I distinctly saw the verb "nomu" used with cigarettes, and that verb means "to drink". -- Christophe Grandsire-Koevoets. http://christophoronomicon.blogspot.com/ http://www.christophoronomicon.nl/