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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Drink, Beverage
"I want a drink."
"I want a beverage."
Do "drink" and "beverage" mean alcohol? Dictionaries suggest they mean more than that.
"I want a beverage."
Do "drink" and "beverage" mean alcohol? Dictionaries suggest they mean more than that.
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Hi, In dictionary terms, they do not just mean alcohol. But in a context that obviously involves alcohol, 'a drink' will usually mean alcohol. The term 'beverage ' is not used a lot in everyday speech.
- Hi, In dictionary terms, they do not just mean alcohol.
- But in a context that obviously involves alcohol, 'a drink' will usually mean alcohol.
- The term 'beverage ' is not used a lot in everyday speech.
- Clive
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Hi,
In dictionary terms, they do not just mean alcohol.
But in a context that obviously involves alcohol, 'a drink' will usually mean alcohol.
The term 'beverage ' is not used a lot in everyday speech.
Clive
In dictionary terms, they do not just mean alcohol.
But in a context that obviously involves alcohol, 'a drink' will usually mean alcohol.
The term 'beverage ' is not used a lot in everyday speech.
Clive
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The sentence, "I want a beverage.", would never be used in real speech. It sounds like something from the Victorian Era, too formal-sounding for today's world.
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Anon,
In the western world, when an adult said: "I want / can use a drink", 99% of the time it would mean something "alcoholic".I agree the word "beverage", which includes milk, juice, Coke (soda) , and water, or anything in between,is rarely used in real everyday life, except in advertizing or brochures of hospitality or restaurant industry.
In the western world, when an adult said: "I want / can use a drink", 99% of the time it would mean something "alcoholic".I agree the word "beverage", which includes milk, juice, Coke (soda) , and water, or anything in between,is rarely used in real everyday life, except in advertizing or brochures of hospitality or restaurant industry.
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