If I sit in a bar drinking a beer and someone comes up to me and asks: "Hey. What are you doing here?" Can I then respond: "Oh, I'm just having a drink."?
Yes. A drink can refer to a soft drink, mixed drinks, water, beer, ale, vodka, wine; anything potable.
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Yes. A drink can refer to a soft drink, mixed drinks, water, beer, ale, vodka, wine; anything potable.
I'd say that in that setting, you'd call it a beer. A drink in a bar is liquor.