I’m leaving for the ALA conference in Chicago shortly, returning middle of next week. Do not attempt to break into my house in my absence. It is safely guarded by a fierce MyGuyTM and our rabid attack cat, Mr. Syphillupagus.
Before I go, I leave you with this thought:
Why is there no single word meaning “to give someone a drink?”
I might say, “I’m going to feed you now.” ‘Feed’ is a short way of saying I am going to provide you with sustenance. But there’s no equivalent for supplying a beverage. The closest I can come up with is “I’m going to slake your thirst now” and that just seems a bit over formal and you can’t say, “I’m going to slake you now.” Because, let’s be honest, it sounds dirty.
Any nominations for a word that will do this job?
UPDATE: Three words–Tauntaun sleeping bag.
Filed under: Writing
One can water a horse or a plant…. why not a human being?
But whereas feed applies to any sort of food, water would seem to exclude carbonated beverages, malt-derived beverages, or just about anything else that isn’t, water. I suppose you could argue that the basic constituent of all liquid refreshment is water but it still doesn’t quite get the job done.
I think we’re just going to have to make up a word. I’m partial to ’splunge.’