Tan Elaine
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- Jun 29, 2008
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Question: Is it wrong to say ‘I eat lunch’?
Answer: Well, it's not technically wrong. But when we talk about things like lunch and dinner, we talk about them as being events rather than being food. So we use verbs that we use for events!
So like how we say “we are having a workshop” or “we had a discussion”, we also say “we have lunch” and not “we eat lunch”!
Is the advice given correct? I was taught it was fine to say "We eat lunch."
Thanks.
Answer: Well, it's not technically wrong. But when we talk about things like lunch and dinner, we talk about them as being events rather than being food. So we use verbs that we use for events!
So like how we say “we are having a workshop” or “we had a discussion”, we also say “we have lunch” and not “we eat lunch”!
Is the advice given correct? I was taught it was fine to say "We eat lunch."
Thanks.
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