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Indian English Entry 872 / 1605 60-second read

Taking food vs. Having food / Eating

Direct translation pattern.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

“I am taking my lunch.”

✓ Correct

“I am having my lunch.”

The ruleii

HAVING or EATING in standard English.

TAKE for meals reads as IndE. HAVE is the standard collocation.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Global: having."

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