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Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Do you have drinkable water?
1: Do you have drinking water?
2: Do you have drinkable water?
I think the #1 is used more often and is, perhaps, the only correct one out of the two. But "drinking" sounds strange to me. e.g. He was sitting there drinking water. "driking" is present participle with qualities of both an adjective and verb. "drinkable" is a better choice because it is a pure adjective and mean exactly 'fit for drinking'. Please guide me.
2: Do you have drinkable water?
I think the #1 is used more often and is, perhaps, the only correct one out of the two. But "drinking" sounds strange to me. e.g. He was sitting there drinking water. "driking" is present participle with qualities of both an adjective and verb. "drinkable" is a better choice because it is a pure adjective and mean exactly 'fit for drinking'. Please guide me.
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1: Do you have drinking water? = Do you have water available for people to drink? 2: Do you have drinkable water?
- 1: Do you have drinking water?
- = Do you have water available for people to drink?
- 2: Do you have drinkable water?
- = Do you have water that is safe for people to drink?
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1: Do you have drinking water? = Do you have water available for people to drink?
2: Do you have drinkable water? = Do you have water that is safe for people to drink?
2: Do you have drinkable water? = Do you have water that is safe for people to drink?
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Thanks, Mr Micawber.
What confuses me is structure "drinking water". It sounds as if "water" is some kind of an individual which is engaged in the act of drinking something. I hope you can see my problem. Please help me.
What confuses me is structure "drinking water". It sounds as if "water" is some kind of an individual which is engaged in the act of drinking something. I hope you can see my problem. Please help me.
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I can't help you if you cannot accept the formation:
Drinking water = water for drinking
Writing tablet = tablet for writing
Dining room = room for dining
Running suit = suit for running
etc.
Drinking water = water for drinking
Writing tablet = tablet for writing
Dining room = room for dining
Running suit = suit for running
etc.
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Mister MicawberDrinking water = water for drinkingThanks, Mr Micawber. The above examples have cleared the confusion.
Writing tablet = tablet for writing
Dining room = room for dining
Running suit = suit for running
etc.
1: Do you have drinking water? = Do you have water available for people to drink?
2: Do you have
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That's right; when we ask for 'drinking water', we usually are assuming that we are in a region with relatively safe water.
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