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Saturday, March 25, 2006
dehydrated water
whY aRe wines described as 'dry' - when CLEARLY they aRe not in fact dry - but verymuchso wet. ! ! !
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"Dry" in relation to alcohol is an interesting word with contradictory meanings. On the one hand, in comparing the alchohol content in various bevarages, the contrast is between alcohol (non-wet) and water (wet), so a more alcoholic and less watery wine is drier.
On the other hand, historically in the U.S., "drink" (presumably a metonymy for "strong drink") was regarded as wet, in contrast to non-wet avoidance of "drink." Thus a county that allows no sale of alcohol is "dry."
i could not be more confused.
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