"eat lunch" or "have lunch"?

我在網路上看到有人提到台灣的老師會教「吃」(三餐)的英文要用"have"，不可以用"eat"。這種詭異說法，我只能以「難以置信」來形容。好奇之下我用Google找了一下看看是否台灣真有老師這樣子教。我沒花太多時間找，沒找到，不過倒是找到一篇blog(有「新加坡」字眼)寫說吃午餐的英文講"eat lunch"是錯的，正確的要說"have lunch"或是"t*** lunch"(!!!天啊... 幸好那只是個blog。為避免有人「不小心」背這錯誤用法我就不列出完整的字)  

我簡單說，eat 和 have 都可以用於表達「吃」(三餐)，兩者的(細部)差別只是在於"eat"比較是直接在講吃的動作(或是單純的敘述)。"have"的話有較多的涵意。剩下的話要看說法/情境本身。

先看字典怎麼說：

  •  The Britannica Dictionary（前身是 Merriam-Webster Advanced Learner's English Dictionary）
    1 lunch (noun)
    : a light meal eaten in the middle of the day
    [count]
    • I like to eat/have a healthy lunch every day.
    • ...
    [noncount]
    • ... = Where do you want to eat/have lunch?
    • ...
  • Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
    lunch 1... noun
    ...
    COLLOCATIONS
    VERBS
    have lunch
    Have you had lunch?
    eat lunch
    What time do you usually eat lunch?


(尚未寫完 / 日後補充)
http://www.englishforums.com/English/EatLunchOrHaveLunch/2/xcqnq/Post.htm 點選第2頁，找CalifJim的貼文(特別是"Personally, I would not invite .... a particular bodily function!")

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