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Member Posts: 59
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Hello
May I ask about "take"? #1 I usually have a slice of toast and ham and eggs for breakfast. Can I use " take " instead of "have" in #1? Does the meaning of the sentence change? Thank you. |
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Member Location: Zurich, Switzerland
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In answer your question, you cannot use "take" in #1 and maintain the same meaning. When you refer to a meal or type of food, we use either "eat" or "have":
a) I have/eat corn flakes every morning. We use "take" with medications or drugs, especially those that are swallowed: b) He takes two aspirins every evening after work. One pseudo-exception: "Do you take sugar/milk in your coffee?" I suppose you could consider the amount of sugar/milk as almost a "dosage". Interestingly, there are a number of languages that do use equivalents of "take" with foods (German among them). English, however, doesn't share this feature. This message has been edited. Last edited by: Maple, |
