Indian English Entry 872 / 1011 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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