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[edit] Ingestion redirect

Ingestion, AFAIK, refers to the intake of foreign substance into the body by any means, like inhalation or absorbsion through the skin, not just by eating. For this reason, I don't think that Ingestion should redirect to Eating. --D. Estenson II 14:23, July 26, 2005 (UTC)

'The Sage' dict. gives ingestion as eating for the primary definition.dick 20:48, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Slang terms for eating?

I think we should add common slang terms for eating. I could contribute a fair amount ie: Munching, pigging out, wolfing out, stuffing ones face, sucking food into ones lungs etc. Supra guy 05:06, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

How about some historic terms as well?dick 20:29, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia is not a dictionary. Please these sort of things to the appropriate wiktionary articles.
Peter Isotalo 09:04, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Caption: Picture of Table and Chairs

I'm not sure if the caption (The usual accessories for everyday eating: table, chair and tableware.) is entirely accurate - some cultures eat differently, surely that should be indicated in the caption. For example, if it's a Westernised method, perhaps just that one word could be included to make it more accurate? Lottie 16:49, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree. It's only representative of some human cultures--dick 20:27, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Eating vs. feeding

Why in goodness name do we have two different words for the same thing - feeding and eating. They both mean basically the same thing. It's also very unusual that the two words are used in different ways grammatically - for example to feed on makes sense, but to eat on does not. How did the 'on' come to be included in language in the first place? I'm finding the distinction between the two words very frustrating when trying to organize articles and categories appropriately, but this issue would also be good to discuss in the article. Richard001 08:31, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Removing soldiers lunch image ?

Perhaps the soldiers lunch image may be removed ? It doesnt really add allot and I already put it on the meal-article aswell (so its already being used).

81.244.204.128 (talk) 08:14, 4 June 2008 (UTC)