froth rushed up and outside the bottle, running all over his hand.

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HiDo you find the underlined part natural, especially the use of "rushed up and out"? Somehow I feel that the whole sentence needs a major surgery. Any suggestions are welcome.He shook the Coca-Cola bottle vigorously before flicking it open -- the froth rushed up and outside the bottle, running all over his hand.Thanks,Tom

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

He shook the Coca-Cola bottle vigorously before flicking it open—and the foam gushed out of the bottle and all over his hand.

Mr. Tom · Answer

Many thanks, MM!

I checked in some of my dictionaries -- isn't froth the same as foam? Or is there some difference?

Tom

CalifJim · Answer

'foam' strikes me as thicker than 'froth'. 'froth' strikes me as more superficial than 'foam'. This is just my own subjective feeling about it.

CJ

Mr. Tom · Answer

Thanks, Clive.

So it means that what forms on coffee is foam (generally thicker) for you, and what forms on a fizzy drink (Coca-Cola, etc) is froth (generally superficial) for you. Right?

Tom

CalifJim · Answer

Mr. TomSo it means that what forms on coffee is foam (generally thicker) for you, and what forms on a fizzy drink (Coca-Cola, etc) is froth (generally superficial) for you. Right?

I don't recall giving any opinion about coffee or soft drinks, and I'm not Clive.

The coffee I drink has no foam or froth. I'd say that a shaken soft drink produces foam, but I'd also accept the description 'froth'. I believe that 'foam' is by far the more used word of the two, though for all practical purposes both mean the same thing.

CJ

froth rushed up and outside the bottle, running all over his hand.

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