Carrying
1) I opened the door for him and he stepped in, carrying two beers.
2) I joined him at the table, carrying a cup of coffee.
Is "carrying" too heavy a word to use in the two sentences?
In the second sentence would it be more natural to write: I joined him at the table with a cup of coffee. ?
Top answer
anonymous Is "carrying" too heavy a word to use in the two sentences? I see what you mean, but it's OK if that's what you want them to sound like. But "two beers" could be two pony bottles or two quart steins, and "carry" goes better the more cumbersome the beers are.
- anonymous Is "carrying" too heavy a word to use in the two sentences?
- I see what you mean, but it's OK if that's what you want them to sound like.
- But "two beers" could be two pony bottles or two quart steins, and "carry" goes better the more cumbersome the beers are.
- anonymous In the second sentence would it be more natural to write: I joined him at the table with a cup of coffee.
- Natural isn't the problem.
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anonymousIs "carrying" too heavy a word to use in the two sentences?
I see what you mean, but it's OK if that's what you want them to sound like. But "two beers" could be two pony bottles or two quart steins, and "carry" goes better the more cumbersome the beers are.
anonymousIn the second sentence would it be more natural to wri
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