Thursday, June 26, 2008

What is quaff?

This morning I decided to delight in a milk coffee ... And as I walk back to my desk I read the English on the label. It says, "Let's take a quaff of milky mild coffee! This is big in size and rich in taste!!"

So I ask myself, what is a quaff? I've never heard this word before. Have you? (It'd be great for scrabble if it was a real word, I think to myself ... )

I proceed to dictionary.com where I learn that *gasp* quaff is a real word, although it is mostly used as a verb, which this bottle clearly does not. (Unless I am failing English again, in which case I am sure James will correct me!)

Here are the definitions:
–verb (used without object)
1.to drink a beverage, esp. an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment.
–verb (used with object)
2.to drink (a beverage) copiously and heartily: We spent the whole evening quaffing ale.
–noun
3.an act or instance of quaffing.
4.a beverage quaffed.
(These noun ones kinda just sound like verbs to me...)

So next time you sit down with your milky coffee, I hope you quaff it.

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