Emptied
Mona sat at the bar. She grabbed the glass before her and emptied it.
Is 'emptied it' natural here to mean she drank what was left in the glass? Could I say something else?
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Is 'emptied it' natural here to mean she drank what was left in the glass? Yes, except ' what was left ' means she had previously drunk someone but emptied does not tell us that. Could I say something else?
- Is 'emptied it' natural here to mean she drank what was left in the glass?
- Yes, except ' what was left ' means she had previously drunk someone but emptied does not tell us that.
- Could I say something else?
- Sure, lots of things.
- eg.
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Is 'emptied it' natural here to mean she drank what was left in the glass? Yes, except 'what was left' means she had previously drunk someone but emptied does not tell us that.
Could I say something else? Sure, lots of things.
eg. . . and drained it
eg . . . and knocked it all back
eg . . . and swigged it all down
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