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*hang over* as a verb
"The following day was "probably the only time in my life I have showed up hung over - not just hung over, I was simply intoxicated - to a rehearsal", he admitted."
From a interview with Ingmar Bergman. (on Guardian website) Is it common to use hang over as a verb in this way? Rasta
From a interview with Ingmar Bergman. (on Guardian website) Is it common to use hang over as a verb in this way? Rasta
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[nq:1]"The following day was "probably the only time in my life I have showed up hung over - not just ... with Ingmar Bergman. (on Guardian website) Is it common to use hang over as a verb in this way?
- [nq:1]"The following day was "probably the only time in my life I have showed up hung over - not just ...
- with Ingmar Bergman.
- (on Guardian website) Is it common to use hang over as a verb in this way?
- Rasta[/nq] It's not a verb, it's an adjective, one of many made from past participles of verbs.
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[nq:1]"The following day was "probably the only time in my life I have showed up hung over - not just ... with Ingmar Bergman. (on Guardian website) Is it common to use hang over as a verb in this way? Rasta[/nq]
It's not a verb, it's an adjective, one of many made from past participles of verbs.
DC
It's not a verb, it's an adjective, one of many made from past participles of verbs.
DC
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[nq:2]"The following day was "probably the only time in my ... admitted." From a interview with Ingmar Bergman. (on Guardian website)[/nq]
I'm sure he knows about this more than I do, but I was under the impression that one couldn't be intoxicated and hung over at the same time. I thought by the time the hangover starts, all the alcohol had been metabolized and something, maybe a product of me
I'm sure he knows about this more than I do, but I was under the impression that one couldn't be intoxicated and hung over at the same time. I thought by the time the hangover starts, all the alcohol had been metabolized and something, maybe a product of me
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[nq:1]I'm sure he knows about this more than I do, but I was under the impression that one couldn't be ... the hangover starts, all the alcohol had been metabolized and something, maybe a product of metabolation, caused that new problem.[/nq]
More confirmation there's something weird about tequila, which seems to manage both simultaneously...
Cheers
DC
More confirmation there's something weird about tequila, which seems to manage both simultaneously...
Cheers
DC
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[nq:1]I'm sure he knows about this more than I do, but I was under the impression that one couldn't be intoxicated and hung over at the same time.[/nq]
A hang over is when you're still drunk in the morning. You might have a headache and feel like ***, but you still have a buzz going.
[nq:1]I'm sure he knows about this more than I do, but I was under the impression that one couldn't be intoxicated and hung over at the same time.[/nq]
A hang over is when you're still drunk in the morning. You might have a headache and feel like ***, but you still have a buzz going.
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[nq:2]I'm sure he knows about this more than I do, ... couldn't be intoxicated and hung over at the same time.[/nq]
[nq:1]A hang over is when you're still drunk in the morning. You might havea headache and feel like ***, but you still have a buzz going.[/nq]
A hang over is caused by your brain being dehydrated,drinkning liquids helps cure it.
[nq:2]I'm sure he knows about this more than I do, ... couldn't be intoxicated and hung over at the same time.[/nq]
[nq:1]A hang over is when you're still drunk in the morning. You might havea headache and feel like ***, but you still have a buzz going.[/nq]
A hang over is caused by your brain being dehydrated,drinkning liquids helps cure it.
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[nq:1]"The following day was "probably the only time in my life I have showed up hung over - not just ... with Ingmar Bergman. (on Guardian website) Is it common to use hang over as a verb in this way? Rasta[/nq]
It's not a verb, it's an adjective.
It's not a verb, it's an adjective.
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[nq:2]"The following day was "probably the only time in my ... use hang over as a verb in this way? Rasta[/nq]
[nq:1]It's not a verb, it's an adjective.[/nq]
Also spelled "hung-over" and "hungover."
Raymond S. Wise
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
E-mail: mplsray @ yahoo . com
[nq:1]It's not a verb, it's an adjective.[/nq]
Also spelled "hung-over" and "hungover."
Raymond S. Wise
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
E-mail: mplsray @ yahoo . com
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[nq:2]I'm sure he knows about this more than I do, ... couldn't be intoxicated and hung over at the same time.[/nq]
[nq:1]A hang over is when you're still drunk in the morning. You might have a headache and feel like ***, but you still have a buzz going.[/nq]
So we have one vote in each direction. Plus Raymond's post seems to me to support my view.
[nq:2]I'm sure he knows about this more than I do, ... couldn't be intoxicated and hung over at the same time.[/nq]
[nq:1]A hang over is when you're still drunk in the morning. You might have a headache and feel like ***, but you still have a buzz going.[/nq]
So we have one vote in each direction. Plus Raymond's post seems to me to support my view.
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Hangovers really involve a constellation of causes and effects, most of which are poorly understood. Dehydration is an important one, and it is the easiest to remedy. So your advice is still good.
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Gastritis, hypoglycemia, vasodilation, acute alcohol withdrawal, alcohol metabolites (mainly acetaldehyde), alcohol congeners (especially methanol), and individual physical and psychological idi
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