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What does 'If only he had drunk and guzzled a bit I should have been happier." ? mean?
What does 'If only he had drunk and guzzled a bit I should have been happier." ? mean?
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"Guzzle" means to drink greedily or often, so I'm not sure why it's being paired with "drink" here. "Should" in this sentence means the same thing as "would" (this is an outdated usage, not often heard in modern speech).
So, this means something like "I would have been happier if he had drunk a little."
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"Guzzle" means to drink greedily or often, so I'm not sure why it's being paired with "drink" here. "Should" in this sentence means the same thing as "would" (this is an outdated usage, not often heard in modern speech).
So, this means something like "I would have been happier if he had drunk a little."
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@ObstreperousB Thanks so much! I'm confused too. "... guzzled a bit, I should..." There's no comma and I don't understand 'should'.😊
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@Trapper__ Yes, a comma would generally be used there, but I'm not sure it's strictly incorrect to leave it out. This also seems like it might be from a British source, and they sometimes have different punctuation rules.
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@Trapper__ No, "guzzle" always means a kind of drinking. "Bolt" means to run quickly, or start running abruptly.
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@Trapper__ Oh, yes, that's true, you can say "Don't bolt your food." In that sense, guzzling is similar to bolting, but one is only with drinks and the other is only with solid foods.
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