are drinking

metal56 · Post by **metal56** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:19 am

Is this acceptable English, IYO? Would you teach it?

"The 1972s, at only $800 a bottle, are drinking so much better at the moment."

strider · Post by **strider** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:23 pm

IMHO it sounds weird to me. But then again, I don't get invited to those kinds of parties.

Stephen Jones · Post by **Stephen Jones** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:26 pm

What are you objecting to? The ergative or the anaphora?

metal56 · Post by **metal56** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:29 am

Stephen Jones wrote:What are you objecting to? The ergative or the anaphora?

Who is your question directed at?

lolwhites · Post by **lolwhites** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:04 pm

Looks odd to me. I guess it's being used the same way as sell in The latest edition of Headache is selling well, but it sounds more like The caviare is eating well.

Mind you, the only$800 a bottle bit is rather startling too. Was it a corporate client?

metal56 · Post by **metal56** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:24 am

lolwhites wrote:Looks odd to me. I guess it's being used the same way as sell in The latest edition of Headache is selling well, but it sounds more like The caviare is eating well.

Or "Chunky, the soup that eats like a meal."

Campbell's.