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Contiluo Posted 15 years ago
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Water dispenser

Please check out the following sentence. In addition, I'm not sure whether the word "sink" is correct.

(1) To pretend the drain of the water dispenser from being clogged, please don’t litter residue, dregs, or chippings into the sink.

(2) What's the difference between "water dispenser" and "drinking fountain" ?

Usually in an office, which one would we choose to use?
  

Top answer

(1) To prevent the drain of the water dispenser from being clogged, please don’t put residue, dregs, or chippings into the sink. (2) What's the difference between "water dispenser" and "drinking fountain" ? -- A water dispenser is surmounted by a large bottle of water as source; a drniking fountain has water piped in.

  • (1) To prevent the drain of the water dispenser from being clogged, please don’t put residue, dregs, or chippings into the sink.
  • (2) What's the difference between "water dispenser" and "drinking fountain" ?
  • -- A water dispenser is surmounted by a large bottle of water as source; a drniking fountain has water piped in.
  • -- It could be either, but my guess is it's a water dispenser.
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(1) To prevent the drain of the water dispenser from being clogged, please don’t put residue, dregs, or chippings into the sink.

(2) What's the difference between "water dispenser" and "drinking fountain" ? -- A water dispenser is surmounted by a large bottle of water as source; a drniking fountain has water piped in.

Usually in an office, which one
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Hi

Sink is fine in this context. Usually it means something like the kitchen or bathroom sink, but it can also mean any similar thing that catches liquid. A water dispenser usually has a tray to collect drips of water and this can be called a sink. If people put litter in it then, of course, that looks pretty terrible

Best regards, Dave
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But I'm not sure about chippings..

In UK English, these are small pieces that have been struck from a piece of wood or stone. Who is chopping wood or carving stone by your water dispenser?

Or does it have a US meaning?

Regards, Dave

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