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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
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0Can I say,02br
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00(a) She is drinking a bowl of hot soup.02br
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00(b) She has / is having a bowl of soup.02br
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00(c) She is eating a bowl of soup.0-
  

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0They are all OK, Vincent. 01i 00Eating02i 00 vs 01i 00drinking02i 00 soup is affected by the consistency of the soup and the nature of the container. 0-

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  • 0They are all OK, Vincent.
  • 01i 00Eating02i 00 vs 01i 00drinking02i 00 soup is affected by the consistency of the soup and the nature of the container.
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0They are all OK, Vincent. 01i00Eating02i00 vs 01i00drinking02i00 soup is affected by the consistency of the soup and the nature of the container. The spoon is also important: using one is 01i00eating02i00, while placing the vessel directly to the lips is 01i00drinking02i00.0-
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0If I say,02br
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00a) He uses a spoon to drink a bowl of soup.0-
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0No-- this is semantically strange. He could use a straw, though.0-
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