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minus-square@charje@lemmy.mllinkfedilink2•20 hours agoits makes more sense to say “a pizza slice”. using “of” in this way is from french.
minus-squareEager EaglelinkfedilinkEnglish3•19 hours agopersonally, I’ve heard a lot more “bottle of water” than “water bottle” in the US this “reads from left to right” really doesn’t hold up
minus-square@melvisntnormal@feddit.uklinkfedilink2•6 hours agoThis might be getting into the weeds a little, but to me, “bottle of water” implies a single-use bottle already filled with water, while “water bottle” implies a bottle that is made to be (re)filled with water
its makes more sense to say “a pizza slice”. using “of” in this way is from french.
personally, I’ve heard a lot more “bottle of water” than “water bottle” in the US
this “reads from left to right” really doesn’t hold up
This might be getting into the weeds a little, but to me, “bottle of water” implies a single-use bottle already filled with water, while “water bottle” implies a bottle that is made to be (re)filled with water