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PamQueue Posted 15 years ago
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Into Beer
"He was into beer."
"He was into his third beer."
Should "into" be intepretated the same way in both sentences?
In one intepretation, the first sentence suggests he liked beer. But then the second sentence would suggest that he liked his third beer.
In another intepretation, the first sentence suggests he was consuming some beer, with the quantity he had already drank unspecified. Then the second sentence suggests that he was drinking his third beer.
I am having a headache over this intellectual struggle.
"He was into his third beer."
Should "into" be intepretated the same way in both sentences?
In one intepretation, the first sentence suggests he liked beer. But then the second sentence would suggest that he liked his third beer.
In another intepretation, the first sentence suggests he was consuming some beer, with the quantity he had already drank unspecified. Then the second sentence suggests that he was drinking his third beer.
I am having a headache over this intellectual struggle.
Top answer
"-- He liked beer; he was a beer connoisseur. "-- He was currently drinking his 3rd beer.
- "-- He liked beer; he was a beer connoisseur.
- "-- He was currently drinking his 3rd beer.
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These are their only meanings:
"He was into beer."-- He liked beer; he was a beer connoisseur.
"He was into his third beer."-- He was currently drinking his 3rd beer.
"He was into beer."-- He liked beer; he was a beer connoisseur.
"He was into his third beer."-- He was currently drinking his 3rd beer.
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