word request - What do we call glasses with thick lenses - English ...
2018年9月28日 · I found "Coke-bottle glasses". Here is a link to an entry from Urban Dictionary, and here's an excerpt from the Coca-Cola Company: In different regions of the world, eyeglasses with very thick lenses in the frame are called "Coke bottle" glasses -- named after the thick bottoms of Coca-Cola contour bottles.
meaning in context - What does "a whole coke bottle" here mean ...
2016年5月20日 · The person speaking doesn't say what they accidentally did with/to the whole coke bottle, setting up the example use of the word "wat" as someone else's response. Thanks to LawrenceC for providing a link to the specific phrase "I accidentally a whole coke bottle" (and it's usage as part of a larger scope of "I accidentally" phrases used on the ...
Which is correct to use one bottle vs a bottle [duplicate]
2022年7月18日 · Tēburu no ue ni kōkusu no botoru ga miemasu Table 's on Coke 's bottle can see I can see a bottle of coke on the table. But Japanese does have a word meaning "one" Tēburu no ue ni kōkusu no botoru ga hitotsu miemasu Table 's on Coke 's bottle one can see I can see one bottle of coke on the table.
Usage of "any" or "some" in "Would you like ..... wine?"
@FumbleFingers, Not sure if even some (or any) large quantities of vodka would help here. Russian English learners (and teachers too) are mostly prescriptivists and they relay only on rules, frequently misinterpret and overstretch them, …
tense - When to use "drank" and "drunk" - English Language …
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singular vs plural - 'Two litres' as one thing (the form of a verb ...
2017年10月12日 · @dan: There could be a regional correlation, but I don't think it''s a very strong one. I personally might say "There's two quarts of milk remaining" but "There are exactly two quarts of milk left in this gallon bottle." That is, the choice could well depend on whether I was thinking in terms of generally "how much" versus "how many".
Usage of "eyeglasses" and "glasses" - English Language Learners …
2015年2月2日 · My grandmother is 90 years old, and she doesn't need glasses! She drinks right from the bottle. The first sentence suggests "glasses" means "eyeglasses" (since eyesight degrades with age) and the second sentence reveals that "glasses" actually means "drinking glasses" (since she drinks from the bottle instead of pouring her drink into a glass).
past participles - Drink in the passive voice - English Language ...
2021年6月2日 · Is the following sentence correct? The milk was drunk by him. I don't think I've heard anyone use the past participle of drink in the passive voice.
Indefinite article before uncountable "drink" nouns, e.g. "a water"
@user62015 The construction is fine as long as you mean one unit of a standard drinking portion for one person. This is common and native speakers will understand it. If you want a different (e.g. a pitcher or thimbleful, rather than a glass or bottle) or unspecified amount, don't say a water, because it will convey the wrong meaning.
Is the phrase "a bottle of water" something a native English …
2020年3月22日 · If you get an empty Coke bottle and put water in it, it's a "bottle of water" but not a "water bottle". Now people do reuse purchased bottles of water and those do get called water bottles, but if you say "water bottle" most people will usually think of a product purchased without water, usually made from heavy duty plastic or steel.