Question

Could you please check these few sentences? Thank you.

1) I clapped him for good luck.
As the curtain went down, everybody clapped and cheered. (Do these two verbs have the same meaning?)
2) While she was pouring milk into the cup, she dripped some over the table.
What do you call a drink with water ice? In Italian it is called "granita".
3) A mint crushed-ice drink, OR water ice with mint or a mint granita?

Answer 1

When you "clap" it involves your hands. When you "cheer" it involves the vocal chords.

Believe it or not, we call it "Italian Ice" and I always keep some in my freezer! But it's not a drink; it's a frozen dessert. Might you mean "ice water?" (did you know "Ice Water" is a song?!!)

Sra

Answer 2

I'd use "applauded" instead of "clapped" in that first sentence.

Mmmmm! Lemon Italian ice -- yummy dessert!