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The inflection here definitely makes it sound like a question "Do you eat ice"? Secondly, what is all this "eating ice" business? Are they talking about some type of frozen popsicle or treat or something???? NO ONE I know of eats ice :)
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No, I think they're really talking about ice. A lot of people I know eat ice, as opposed to just letting it melt into your drink. My cousin even started eating ice while she was on a diet to keep from snacking between meals.
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Lots of people eat ice! See e.g. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120165510390727145.html?mod=todays_us_nonsub_page_one
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Actualmente, ho mangiato il ghiaccio quando ero incinta.
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Yeah, poor sound here as well, and they say "ghiacio" instead of "ghiaccio".
Maybe they are recycling some German sentences, where "Eis" means both ice and ice cream?
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This makes sense. The section on German on this site goes on about drinking oil, that is "Öl", because in Swedish the word for "beer" is "öl". I suppose they are trying to prevent us from making an easy mistake.
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People who eat ice a lot could be suffering from anemia and don't even know...
Anemia makes people eat ice, dirt, rubber, chalk, etc. Anyway, probably most of them go for the ice because already know the others are not really options hehehe But it could be usual to see children eating paper or glue, for example. Most probably for some nutrient deficiency. Usually iron...
Funny, but here in Canada it's a common saying. "Eating the ice" means falling face first on the ice while playing hockey or free skating!
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In America there is something called "italian ice." It is not ice cream and it is not gelato. It is similar to what the French call sorbet. In cities with large Italian populations, such a Chicago and Philadelphia, you can buy italian ice in the summer from sidewalk vendors, in paper cones. Is this what Duo means by eating ice? Or is it just talking about crunching ice cubes? Is Italian Ice even a thing in Italy?
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Mucca is okay if you can't find any gatto to mangiare....
Actually, when my aunt was pregnant she ate ice everyday, so this is not so unusual to me
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When you tap on "ghiaccio" the explanation says that it can be used like adjective. So, can it be put like this "Io bevo il succo ghiaccio" (as cold as ice)?
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It's better to say "Mi piace il ghiaccio" ... except if you plan to marry it ! And are you sure not to prefer Gelati ? (ghiaccio = ice / gelato = ice cream). Then your sentence would become "Mi piacciono i gelati".
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