Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Glass"

A: @Ri-na He is a pessimist.

"Glass half empty" means pessimist.
"Glass half full" means optimist. 😊

A: It means you look at the positive things, you are an optimist.

A: It's a metaphor. It's saying that the glass could break at anytime letting out all of the emotions.

A: A common piece of folk wisdom centers around a glass that is filled halfway with water, so:
- Optimists (people who think positively) see the glass as "half full"
- Pessimists (people who think negatively) see the glass as "half empty"

So the optimist is happy because they are thinking about the water they have, while the pessimist is sad because they are thinking about the water they are missing.

A: @monica8: Correct. Feet is ' and inches is "

A: What would you like to have? A glass of pomegranate juice or a cup of chamomile tea?

A: “glass half full” is a metaphor for optimism, and the opposite (pessimism) is “glass half empty”.

I admire his outlook, he always thinks the glass is half full.

He’s a glass half full kind of person.

A: thank you so much!!!!!!!!

A: I just tinted my cars windows..?

A: the first one your asking, the second one your telling.

but the second one is not necessarily impolite. infact both are used regularly at restaurants.

A: Glass shattered means it is broken into little pieces while glass broken can just be a little crack. Shattered is stronger word for broken. Ex: I shattered my glass window. (Which means it would be in a lot of pieces) I broke my glass window.

A: A glass is made of glass.
And a cup is usually made of plastic or some other material.

A: Glasses are either the plural of glass or they are what you wear on your face in order to see. A glass or cup can hold liquid. A glass is made of glass and a cup can be made of paper or plastic or something else

A: The term tumbler is not commonly used, although it's sometimes used to refer to a glass for certain types of alcohol like whiskey. Based on the dictionary definition, it can refer to any drinking glass that has no handles and no stem, but normally you would just say "glass" or "drinking glass".

Originally it referred to a special type of glass with a convex base. These glasses were designed so that you could not rest the glass on a table (it would spill if you did). This would ensure people would finish their drink completely and it also made people drink more quickly.

A: 그 문장은 옳아요. 여러 사람들에게 말하는 것 같아요. 그렇게 의도하셨어요? "If you've (you have) finished your glass, fill it back up." 똑같은 뜻을 해요. 이 두 문장이 말할 때에 빈 잔이 있는 사람들에게만 해당되어 들려요. "If you're about to finish your glass, fill it back up." 술을 거의 다 마신 사람한테도 해당돼요.
'If you finish your glass, fill it back up.'은 미래에 어떡하지 하는 말이어서 술자리 시작에 적당해요.

A: @Vova_T you can say: A glass of bubbly water or a glass of carbonated water, a glass of spritzer water when talking about soda water.

A: Can I get a glass of wine?
A glass of wine, please.

A: Drink from the glass

A: Aww thank you. It really makes sense.:)

A: spectacle is not often used when referring to eye glasses, but that is one meaning.

more often, you will hear spectacle used when describing an event.

for example:
They began dancing in the mall. It was quite a spectacle.

The fireworks this year were really quite a spectacle.

The meaning in this case is that it was something amazing to see.

Another context where you'd hear this word is if someone does something foolish or embarrassing:

You should have seen the mess; he made such a spectacle of himself.

The meaning here is that he drew attention to himself in a negative way that reflects poorly on his reputation.

A: × B. Sure, please.
✓ Yes, please. (or more natural would be - That would be great, thank you)

× A. Please wait for a while.
✓ A. I will be back in a minute.

A: × A. Can I have a glass of coffee?
✓ A. Can I have a cup of coffee?

× A. Tasts good.
✓ A. Tastes good.

A: × How many glass of beer do you drink when you go for a drink?
✓ How many glasses of beer do you drink when you go out drinking?

Or can say “How many glasses of beer do you drink when you go out for some drinks?”

A: Glass half full is an expression people use when they’re trying to determine if someone is an optimistic person, or a pessimistic person.

At 4:16, the person asked the other person in front of them “how did it make you feel? It made me gag.

This means that they were disgusted with what they did, or with what happened.