sipping Mountain Dew

[meliss]

Hi, is it possible to identify by the verb (sipping) from which container is he drinking, can or bottle? I mean, do you use the same verb for both? Thank you.
"Colin glanced over and saw Hassan sipping Mountain Dew" (Abundance of Katherines, John Green)

 

[teechar]

Hi, is it possible to identify by the verb (sipping) by what he is drinking from [STRIKE]which container is he drinking,[/STRIKE] (can or bottle)?

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[meliss]

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"..is it possible to identify by the verb (sipping) by what he is drinking from (can or bottle)?" - is it right?

 

[emsr2d2]

"..is it possible to identify by the verb (sipping) [STRIKE]by[/STRIKE] what he is drinking from (can or bottle)?" - is it right?

Remove the second "by" (as I have done above) and it's understandable.

 

[emsr2d2]

Simply put, "to sip" means "to take small amounts of liquid into one's mouth". It has nothing to do with the vessel containing the liquid.