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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Boiling water

Japanese often mistake "boiling water" for "boiled water". How do you feel when you hear "Please give me a cup of BOILED water"?
  

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Anonymous How do you feel when you hear "Please give me a cup of BOILED water"? The speaker wants water that has been boiled (to disinfect it), at any temperature suitable for drinking it, probably cool. CJ

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous How do you feel when you hear "Please give me a cup of BOILED water"?
  • The speaker wants water that has been boiled (to disinfect it), at any temperature suitable for drinking it, probably cool.
  • CJ
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AnonymousHow do you feel when you hear "Please give me a cup of BOILED water"?
The speaker wants water that has been boiled (to disinfect it), at any temperature suitable for drinking it, probably cool.

CJ
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How do you feel when you hear "Please give me a cup of BOILED water"?
Surprised, because I've almost never lived anywhere that the water was unsafe in this way.

Clive
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