"I have no teeth to eat"
Does this statement mean
1. I have no teeth to bite or chew food, or
2. I have no teeth to put in the mouth and swallow them.
I have no teeth to eat?
2011-07-05 1:24 pm
回答 (7)
2011-07-05 1:26 pm
✔ 最佳答案
Sounds like what a dentist would say after a bad day at work go up to his wife and say i have no teeth to eat! lol
2011-07-05 8:29 pm
It should be:
I have no teeth with which to eat. - or less formally, I have no teeth to eat with.
Since literally eating "teeth" makes no sense at all, I would assume they mean option 1 - even though what it actually means is sense 2.
I have no teeth with which to eat. - or less formally, I have no teeth to eat with.
Since literally eating "teeth" makes no sense at all, I would assume they mean option 1 - even though what it actually means is sense 2.
2011-07-05 8:27 pm
Technically it means #2. Under casual, everyday meaning, people would assume #1.
For #1, there is a word that is implied:
I have no teeth to eat WITH.
However, I'm pretty sure ending a sentence with the word "with" is improper. You would want to say "I have no teeth with which to eat."
For #1, there is a word that is implied:
I have no teeth to eat WITH.
However, I'm pretty sure ending a sentence with the word "with" is improper. You would want to say "I have no teeth with which to eat."
2011-07-05 8:38 pm
Since teeth are not normally eaten, it can be taken for granted that it means, '#1'.
all that's missing is 'with'.
I have no teeth to eat with.
;-)
all that's missing is 'with'.
I have no teeth to eat with.
;-)
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2011-07-05 8:25 pm
It's ambiguous; it could mean either.
2011-07-05 8:28 pm
the answer is in the question my dear wotson, get down the dentist and get measured up for some dentchures till then cant beat a batculers mug cuppa soups good luck
2011-07-05 8:35 pm
Means you'll have to gnash your gums in despair.
Sorry!
Sorry!
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