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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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John is mouthwatering/drooling.
John is mouthwatering.
John is drooling.
Hi,
Do both of the above sound right and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
John is drooling.
Hi,
Do both of the above sound right and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
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Let me ask you a different question. John is dull. John is bored.
- Let me ask you a different question.
- John is dull.
- John is bored.
- Do they have the same meaning?
- John is frightening.
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Let me ask you a different question.
John is dull.
John is bored.
Do they have the same meaning?
John is frightening.
John is scared.
What about now?
In the first one, John makes your mouth water. In the second one, John's mouth is watering (to an excessive degree, I may add.) Are they the same?
John is dull.
John is bored.
Do they have the same meaning?
John is frightening.
John is scared.
What about now?
In the first one, John makes your mouth water. In the second one, John's mouth is watering (to an excessive degree, I may add.) Are they the same?
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Thanks, GG.
Now I got it.
And sorry I wrote the first sentence wrongly. It should be "John's mouth is watering."
Now I got it.
And sorry I wrote the first sentence wrongly. It should be "John's mouth is watering."
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Okay. Well, they are not the same.
If something smells completely delicious, your mouth may water a little. You may feel it in your mouth, but it stays there. Usually, the expression is used figuratively to express a state of anticipation.
If someone is drooling, the water is running from his mouth, down his chin. Healthy adults (for that matter, children over the age of 1 or so
If something smells completely delicious, your mouth may water a little. You may feel it in your mouth, but it stays there. Usually, the expression is used figuratively to express a state of anticipation.
If someone is drooling, the water is running from his mouth, down his chin. Healthy adults (for that matter, children over the age of 1 or so
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