pls am kinda not clear with this style of English.
Would you "EAT" icecream or "TAKE" icecream
av looked it up in a dictionary and culdnt get an answer.
[font=Lucida Sans Unicode]Please Oblige me and correct me

@belle4u2nv
I am not also sure about the correct one some say eat, others say lick,I would just say take cos you don't eat icecream.

Ah, the eat/take idea is one of the big differences between Nigerian English and British English.

Nigerians say 'take' for many foods. I don't know if ice-cream is one of them but I assume so as every Nigerian I've heard uses 'take' for all types of eating/food. My Nigerian boyfriend only ever says 'take' and never 'eat' a food.

In Britain, we only use 'take' for medicine, we never use it for food at all. We eat food, we don't 'take' it. Ever.

This can lead to a lot of confusion!

So, if you are talking to Nigerians, say 'take' or if you are talking to British people say 'eat'.

I eat icecream from a bowl but I lick icecream from a cone as a way of eating it.

u lick when its semi-solid, eat when its hard and u take/ drink when its liquid

i just say i want ice cream and i put it in my mouth

abi o

ice cream pls!

@topicbstance
i would not say i ate ice cream, kind of looks weird because ice cream is neither solid,but it can either be semi solid or liquid
so lick is preferable when its in a semi solid form and drink when it melts and its completely liquid.

I believe the definition of "eat" is "to take in as food". it didn't say in the dictionary u only eat non-solids. whether solid or liquid or gas, u're takin' it into ur body.Therefore i believe u can eat anythin'. we all know we drink water and other beverages. but other things,it is correct to use "eat". Here in america, pple say " i ate some icecream" or do u want to eat icecream?" To me, that is correct due to the above definition of "eat". u can also use "take" but either one is correct. That's just what i think.

well i guess thats your opinion, but since ice cream can neither be a meal/food, because i have not seen any place that ice cream has been referred to as food. lick would be preferable for me.

You say `i want to chop ice cream`

and if you want to sound sophisticated, you say:
`i wanna wack ice cream`

wetin dey do this moderator sef? he changed my statement from i `wanna` to `i want to`. is the guy not a sophisticat?

They can both be used.

Really doesnt matter to me oo, as long as i enjoy the thing, . . . . .

Lick is the right word to use abeg. Icecream is no drug to be taken

Some say lick.
All that matters to me is for the sweet thing to get into my stomach.

chaircover:

I'm licking a bowl of ice cream?


Think it should say I'm devouring a bowl of ice cream and I'm having/licking/sucking on an ice lolly

u too like good thing jare.

Most people refer to the term "have" . . . .so i guess u have ice cream, . . . .

chaircover:

I'm licking a bowl of ice cream?

Yea thats right, you're licking the bowl, not eating the bowl

Correct term is "want ice-cram " or "eat ice cream".
Which one is "take"? Is icecream medicine?

i would eat icecream
take and lick sound awkward to me

chaircover:

I'm licking a bowl of ice cream?

lol