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Americans' Drinking Remains at Record Low: Gallup Poll

26 points · 41 comments · randycupertino

  1. fhdkweig · · focus · HN ↗
    Americans drinking "alcohol". I thought this was about depletion of potable water.
    1. ronsor · · focus · HN ↗
      "Drinking" in isolation refers to alcohol in idiomatic American English.
      1. throw-the-towel · · focus · HN ↗
        I wonder if any language doesn't assume "drinking" refers to alcohol?
    2. hateful · · focus · HN ↗
      I'm American, and had thought the same thing at first glance. My brain had expected the word "water" to be there, but wasn't.
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