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Not if you are thirsty and speaking literally. If you are referring to a person's height, it can be insulting unless you know the person well enough to make it seem like a joke. Be careful!
- Not if you are thirsty and speaking literally.
- If you are referring to a person's height, it can be insulting unless you know the person well enough to make it seem like a joke.
- Be careful!
- Clive
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Not if you are thirsty and speaking literally.
If you are referring to a person's height, it can be insulting unless you know the person well enough to make it seem like a joke. Be careful!
Clive
If you are referring to a person's height, it can be insulting unless you know the person well enough to make it seem like a joke. Be careful!
Clive
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Anonymous Is a tall glass of water an insult?To call a very tall person "a tall glass of water" to his or her face may be anywhere from mildly to extremely embarrassing for the addressee, but I would not call it an insult. Used outside the range of hearing of such a person, it is not a really awful thing to say. Some people even use the expression as a sign
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I'm a native English speaker in the US, and I've never heard the phrase "a tall glass of water" used as a standard colloquial or slang expression. The only situation where you might hear this is, say, in a bar:
"I'd like a tall glass of water, please."
The use of the word "tall" in the above sentence is unusual, and catches the listener's ear, since you'd usually say, simply:
"I'd like a tall glass of water, please."
The use of the word "tall" in the above sentence is unusual, and catches the listener's ear, since you'd usually say, simply:
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I've come across the phrase, but it's not common in my experience.
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