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Originally Posted by Neo Hi all,
I'm from China. I just finished a consumer visit and when I talked to my boss I said "coffee and tea can sleep together" to express "consumers would drink both coffee and tea, though on different occasions"; in other words, I meant "coffee and tea are not either-or choice for consumers"...
But I realized that "sleep together" means having sex with...would my words to boss cause misunderstanding or bad feelings?
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(not a professional teacher) I don't know if it would cause bad feelnigs, but misunderstandings would be almost guaranteed, nearly a 100% certainty. Those hearing the phrase would likely be first confused, then possibly bemused, and most likely amused, but your intended point would be lost.