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[anderb]

Hello friends,I�d like to know when I use have meaning drinking and have meaning eating?
I�m drinking coffee or I�m having coffe?
I have an apple everyday or I eat an apple everyday?
Is there a rule to use them?
Thanks for your help

[CP]

I�m drinking coffee or I�m having coffee?
You can say either.

I have an apple every day or I eat an apple every day?
You can say either. Don't forget that "everyday" is an adjective meaning daily; "every day" means each day.

A waiter or bartender might ask, "What'll you have?", meaning what do you want to drink. You can say, "I'll have a pint of Guinness, please." Your friend might then say, "I'll have what he's having." In all of these, you would use "have," not "drink."

You can say, "I had a sandwich for lunch," or, "Let's go downtown and have ribs." For these, you could say "ate" or "eat" as well.
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[anderb]

Thanks for your help

[CP]

P.S. You can have and eat different amounts:

I had a sandwich for lunch, but I didn't eat the whole thing. I took the rest of it home and had it for dinner.
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