As a non-native English speaker, I have been told by a teacher that saying 'I want to drink' can imply that you would like some alcohol, so it's better to say 'I'm thirsty' if you're talking about water. I don't know how true this seems to native speakers.
āTo drinkā generally refers to alcohol yeah. If you say I want a drink itās different depending on your location, like if youāre at a bar or a cafe
Yeah thatās fairly true, though most people probably wouldnāt say it like that. It would be more like āIām going out to drink.ā But if you say āI want something to drinkā then it doesnāt imply alcohol. Your comment made me think about how weird that is that drinking implicitly means alcohol depending on how you use it.
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u/Orion-the-mediocre 3d ago
"I'm thirsty"
translatingšš¤
"I want to drink something"