Aさん：「あっ！だめじゃん！おばあちゃんは薬を飲むのを忘れちゃった！」
Zさん："You know, I never quite understood why Japanese people use the verb 'to drink' to describe ingesting medicine in pill form. It doesn't make sense to me."
Aさん：「Is English that much better, i.e. to 'take' medicine. What, like to prom?」
Zさん："... ha!... that's a funny mental image... an aspirin in a formal gown."
Aさん：「。。。well, if you'll excuse me, I have to get my grandma to drink a pill.」
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Z-san explains: "A-san said he forgot to have his grandmother take her medicine. The verb 'to take medicine' in this case is 飲む(nomu), which literally means 'to drink' ."
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