• null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    17 hours ago

    A particle of water may be surrounded by water but when we talk about water we’re usually referring to a body of water like that in a glass or pot rather than one particle thereof.

    Is the water in that glass wet? No. The glass is wet.

    A room can be “airy” but the air in that room is not “airy”.

    A car can be painted but paint is not painted.

    … and so on and so forth.

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        4 hours ago

        That is a really good point, by saying water isn’t wet you are also saying that water is dry.

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      16 hours ago

      I disagree if there is paint on the paint which there would be unless the paint is 1 particle thick then the paint has been painted. I don’t know what airy means so I can’t comment on that though.