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indisputably the accepted and intended meaning of the phrase wherever English is spoken Not exactly. In American English "bring a pot to a boil" is much more
by causi 5y ago
indisputably the accepted and intended meaning of the phrase wherever English is spoken
Not exactly. In American English "bring a pot to a boil" is much more common. When I read "enough energy to boil 60 kettles of water" I thought "vaporize".
- mannykannot 5y agoPoint taken - I can't dispute the fact that you read it this way!
- chucksmash 5y ago> Not exactly. In American English "bring a pot to a boil" is much more common. When I read "enough energy to boil 60 kettles of water" I thought "vaporize". Disagree that this is a) a much more common phrasing or b) that your interpretation would be the common one. I've yet to run into a situation where somebody asked me to "boil some water" and intended for me to vaporize all the water in some vessel.