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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

take/eat medicine

0 What's the difference between 01i00take medicine02i00 and 01i00eat medicine02i00? 0-
  

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02br 02br 01font 00eat 02font 00medicine This is never said, and sounds odd. You 01i 00take02i 00 medicine, which may be solid or liquid. 01i 00Eat02i 00 is for food.

— Clive

  • 02br 02br 01font 00eat 02font 00medicine This is never said, and sounds odd.
  • You 01i 00take02i 00 medicine, which may be solid or liquid.
  • 01i 00Eat02i 00 is for food.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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01font00eat 02font00medicine This is never said, and sounds odd. You 01i00take02i00 medicine, which may be solid or liquid. 01i00Eat02i00 is for food. 
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I see the question originates from a person in Taiwan. There is a Chinese saying that translates in English to "Eat Medicine". It means you should eat healthy, and therefore not have to take medicine. If you eat in harmony, then your body has everything it needs to function well.

In the States we take medicine and eat garbage. We should take the Chinese advice - a lot of Americans ar
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I live in Oklahoma and folk say eat instead of take regarding their medicine. I think it must be a regional thing. I had never heard it before I moved here.
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