Put on water
Hi everyone,
Let's say that I'm coming back from somewhere and my brother is at home. I ask him to pour water into a pot and bring it to boil so that I can throw spaghetti in it.
Would it be natural to say:"Could you please put on water for spaghetti for me?"
I suppose it's wrong but I couldn't come up with anything better.
Thank you!
Top answer
Your sentence seems one or two determiners short of fully natural. In real-life conversation, probably I would say this: Could you please put some water on to boil for me, for the spaghetti?
- Your sentence seems one or two determiners short of fully natural.
- In real-life conversation, probably I would say this: Could you please put some water on to boil for me, for the spaghetti?
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Your sentence seems one or two determiners short of fully natural. In real-life conversation, probably I would say this:
Could you please put some water on to boil for me, for the spaghetti?
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