Verbs
1. When a recipient is overfilled, what 'verb' is used to refer to the action of the liquid coming out of the recipient?
a) Would it be correct to say:
"Your beer is spilling."
And would it correct and mean the same to say:
b) "Your beer is overflowing."
2. By the way, is the noun 'recipient' used when speaking of 'liquids'?
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Christine Christie 2. By the way, is the noun 'recipient' used when speaking of 'liquids'? You want "receptacle" as a general word, but for beer it's a glass, mug or stein, normally Christine Christie 1.
- Christine Christie 2.
- By the way, is the noun 'recipient' used when speaking of 'liquids'?
- You want "receptacle" as a general word, but for beer it's a glass, mug or stein, normally Christine Christie 1.
- When a recipient is overfilled, what 'verb' is used to refer to the action of the liquid coming out of the recipient?
- overflowing, running over
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Christine Christie2. By the way, is the noun 'recipient' used when speaking of 'liquids'?
You want "receptacle" as a general word, but for beer it's a glass, mug or stein, normally
Christine Christie1. When a recipient is overfilled, what 'verb' is used to refer to the action of the liquid coming out of the recipient?
0Christine Christierecipient
I'd say "container" for the generic word. A recipient is a person who receives (something), e.g. a letter, a notice, a bill, a gift.
Christine Christiespilling
I'd say "overflowing".
Here's an alternation you should know.
The beer overflowed the mug. ~ The mug overfl
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