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Seagull Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

have soup

It seems that native speakers use the expression "have soup" much more often that "eat soup," doesn't it? Is it because you think that the feeling you get when you have soup is between "eat something" and "drink something"? Or, is there any other reason for it?
  

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Actually, I use "have" much more often than "eat" in general. I think most native speakers do. What are we having for dinner tonight?

— Khoff

  • Actually, I use "have" much more often than "eat" in general.
  • I think most native speakers do.
  • What are we having for dinner tonight?
  • Chicken?
  • We had that three times last week.
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Actually, I use "have" much more often than "eat" in general. I think most native speakers do.
What are we having for dinner tonight?
Chicken? We had that three times last week. Let's have something spicy instead.
Sorry, I'm not very hungry. I had a late lunch.
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seagull It seems that native speakers use the expression "have soup" much more often that "eat soup," doesn't it? Is it because you think that the feeling you get when you have soup is between "eat something" and "drink something"? Or, is there any other reason for it?
Most of these word choices are a matter of tradition handed down through the centuries. It'
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Thank you so much, Khoff.
I hadn't noticed that it should be viewed from the perspective of "in general" rather than "in this particular situation." Also, thanks for your example sentences.
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Thank you very much, CalifJim.
Right. I understand that many of the collocations we use today were decided long ago and cannot be changed so easily. Besides, I appreciate your reference of "eat your soup." I didn't know this expression.
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