Why do we associate the words “drink” and “drinking” with alcohol, even though we also drink non-alcoholic beverages?
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We don’t, you might.
If someone says “would you like a drink?” I’m not going to assume that means alcohol. Being British its probably tea, but id assume I was being offered water or maybe soda etc.
But context matters, if they’re stood in front of me holding a bottle of whisky and ask that question then I’d assume they meant whisky, or if we’re in a bar and everyone is holding a beer and they ask that question… you get the idea.
And there’s the way it’s said, such as; “he likes to drink a bit too much, if you know what I mean.” The tone that’s said can often just imply the “if you know what i mean”, especially as the context is drinking in excess, which isn’t really applied to water.
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