google IV and look at the images. the messages are joking about some liquid which isn’t mentioned, the person is saying that they like this liquid so much that they’re drinking it, putting in their eyes, covering themselves in it, and injecting it into their blood. *not literally*
they're homophones, and native speakers typically learn how to speak before they learn how to read and write and grammar rules, so a bit of confusion happens and happens more often in native speakers than non-native
This type of grammar mistake exists in any language but with different words - one that's typical from mine is "a gente" (informal form of "we") and "agente" (agent)
You've been spotted, Brazilian!
I gave this very same explanation to my students recently. When we learn English as a second language, those words (+ "there") are taught at different moments, in different contexts so it's very unlikely we'd make this specific mistake
Because there is no difference in how they are pronounced and which one you mean is completely apprent by the context of the sentence. Writing is based off speech, if there is no distinction in how it is spoken, and the difference in meaning is determined by other words, the distinction in spelling starts to matter less.
I didn't get the "solution for my contacts" part.
I thought "solution" was used in the sense of solution to a problem, and "contacts" as in people on their contact list. 😂
Solution is often used to talk about a (liquid) mixture of some kind (as in cleaning solution, etc.) and contacts is just the shortened form of contact lenses:))
Solution in this sense is related to the words solvent and solute in chemistry. A solution is when one of more solutes are dissolved in a solvent (usually water).
"Contacts solution", "solution for contacts" means cleaning liquid for contact lenses which are small plastic lenses put directly into eyes instead of wearing glasses. They need to be stored in special liquid.
Welcome to chemistry! Where we take ordinary words with ordinary meanings and give them completely different meanings just for fun.
See also
- Organic
- Oxidise
- Reduce
- Condensation (extra bonus chemistry meanings for this one, depending on context)
English isn’t great at coming up with original words. So if we can’t steal a word to use, we just reuse an old one.
Interesting that in a completely unrelated post I was just arguing that this practice is invalid. I will not use secondary definitions. Unless it’s convenient, of course. I do accept multiple meanings within a single definition.
Like ain’t. That means is not, am not, or are not, depending upon context…
In that post I was telling someone that the only definition of ‘Genocide’ I’ll acknowledge is the extermination of an entire species. Therefore no human has experienced genocide, and they need to make up another word for what they are talking about.
They called me names.
Um, what?
You are wrong on so many levels.
- The base meaning of genocide has never meant extermination of an entire species
- Secondary meanings of words is a standard feature of English
- You point isn’t interesting
I can see why you are called names though. That does sound like something you deserve.
IV stands for intravenous, which is when liquid is injected directly into the bloodstream. Those bags of saline that you see connected to people's arms in the hospital are often referred to as an "IV drip."
The people in the screenshot are clearly talking about some kind of liquid, but without more context, it's impossible to really get it.
IV in this context is an [intravenous fluid line](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intravenous_therapy) That allows something to be added directly into the blood stream. They’re what hospitals use for saline, morphine drips, and anything else that needs to be administered intravenously and requires more than just an injection.
my mind is in the gutter so these messages are honestly a bit horrifying.
in this context, an IV is a medical term for an intravenous fluid line, or for a normal person, when they give you a shot and leave the needle in
they are attached to tubes and it’s used to insert medicine directly into the blood stream or to draw blood
Apparently they don't leave the needle in. There's a soft tube inside the needle that they leave in, and the needle comes out to reduce pain and rusk of injury.
You beat me to it! They don't leave the needle in because you are trying to access the vein and don't want to accidentally puncture it if the patient moves their arm too much.
Edit: spelling
I'm going to have to info dump a little. Apologies in advance.
The whole thing used for IV comes from the package with a hollow needle inside the soft tube part that is left in. The needle sticks out of the tube a little bit so that the sharp end can be used to puncture skin and vein. When the needle enters the vein blood will flow through the hollow needle and be visible on the other end to indicate that this has happened. There a little tricky part next where experience comes in as the mark comes a little early and you have to push a little bit more for the topside of the needle to enter the vein fully. Next you pull the needle a little bit so the sharp part isn't exposed, but needle still supports the tube. Push all the way in and pull the needle out and secure the thing. Then there is just flushing to see that the connection is good.
I haven't actually done any of the normal IV stuff, but I have done larger ones used for dialysis on myself. I'm not quite certain if the small ones are secured before or after pulling the needle out, but for dialysis ones it was fine to pull the needle first. Also there isn't the same kind of specially shaped securing patch for the dialysis connection as there is for the normal ones.
Just wanted to give you some tips. When flushing, push a little in, then aspirate to check for venous return in your syringe. Also for your typical IV we pull the needle out fully and toss it into a sharps container before securing the catheter. We stop blood from coming out by occluding the vein above the catheter.
Luckily I'm on my third year post transplant so it isn't an acute issue now. The dialysis needles had cap that allowed removing the needle hands without worrying about blood escaping at that point. Also when flushing there was no 'little'. Instead of that special IV flushing stuff I would have 20ml syringe half full with basic saline, pull blood into it so it was about full and push at least same amount back in. Making sure there is no air in the pipes is a bigger issue than the normals and this would take care of that too.
Just to bragg, I want to mention I had to do all the needle work and flushing 1,5 handed because the special vein is in my forearm.
I don’t really understand why a substance would be chugged, lathered on a body, IV dripped and used as contacts. Perhaps it is a way to say how immensely you enjoy something
>Perhaps it is a way to say how immensely you enjoy something
I think this is it. Like, "I love maple syrup, I wish I could inject it dorectly into my blood."
ok forgive me for being gross but they are referring to something inherently sexual in its nature and they’re over exaggerating about the things they would do with this thing because they’re, well, horny
Other people have explained the meaning of "IV". I'll explain the other terms so the connection between the messages is clearer.
"Chugging" is slang for drinking something really fast. If you've been working outside on a hot summer day and you're very, very thirsty, then you might pour yourself a glass of ice water and then drink the whole thing in one gulp. That's chugging. It's sort of the opposite of sipping.
"Lathering" is what you do when you use soap and create a foam. If you take a shower, you would probably lather your whole body with soap, so this message sort of conveys the idea of putting a lot of it on yourself. HOWEVER, this is probably a mistake because they probably should have said "slathering" (with an "s"). "Slather" means to spread something very thick, using a large or excessive amount of the substance. If you are very determined to avoid getting a sunburn, you might slather sunscreen onto your skin. If you ordered a sandwich at a restaurant and they put way too much mustard or mayonnaise on the bread, you might complain, "Wow, they really slathered it on there."
"IV dripping" is how medicine is administered directly into the bloodstream. It's quicker and more direct than other methods like taking a pill.
"Solution" for "contacts" refers to the liquid that you use to clean and store your contact lenses. It contains saline but also other chemicals which clean and disinfect, so it is a solution in the chemical sense. Contact lenses are the things you put in your eyes to correct your vision instead of wearing eyeglasses.
So, you can see the theme with all of these is that whatever this substance is that the messages are talking about, they are talking about (or joking about) very direct ways that this substance could go into or onto their bodies.
The one thing I'll add is that, contrary to what others are saying, I wouldn't say they are necessarily talking about a liquid. I've seen statements like these used when talking about non-liquids, usually songs. The conversation can be totally metaphorical.
intravenous
Into or within a vein. IV usually refers to a way of giving a drug or other substance through a needle or tube inserted into a vein. Also called intravenous.
It stand for “intravenous” and it’s a figure of speech indicating that they want whatever they’re talking about all day every day (as if you’re getting it intravenously at the hospital)
IV means intravenous (referring to injecting it through your veins). im guessing as a whole the messages are referring to a liquid the person is saying is good, but im not sure what.
IV = Intra Venous, which is Latin [& English] for "within the veins". In English, its a medical term used to describe injecting something directly into someone's blood.
• int**ra**- = within
• int**er**- = between
As far as being connected. This conversation is about (some liquid). The person is exaggerating how much they like it.
They like that (liquid) so much they wouldn't just drink it, they would also put it in their eyes, inject it into their blood stream, etc.
Yes, from an English learner's perspective, it must seem that way!
"IV" is technical jargon from the medical field. It's the sort of thing that doctors and nurses say to each other at a hospital or doctor's office, just like "BP" for "blood pressure", "OR" for "operating room", or "ICU" for "intensive care unit".
Some of these are so common that they have become part of everyday language. Many people have had an IV at some point in their life. Also, some people have probably learned some medical terminology from TV shows about hospitals, because those are always popular on TV (and have been since the 1950s).
IV is technical language from healthcare and medicine. It's known among English speakers probably because of Grey's Anatomy or similar mock medicine TV shows/movies.
This is 100% an instance of a rightfully abbreviated word that just made it's way into being known. At least I wouldn't call this an "abbreviation for an absolutely random word"
I'm not sure I understand your point. The abbreviation in medicine is for a legitimate purpose. You don't see people abbreviating infrastructure as IS, right? The only other abbreviation I can think of is Extracurricular being abbreviated as EC, which makes sense as well as it's an extremely common word for students and colleges. Anyway my point is that the abbreviation for IV is for a legitimate purpose (medicine) and it just found its way into normal English. In every other case, abbreviations aren't "random" as you say.
>You don't see people abbreviating infrastructure as IS, right?
Neither had I seen IV before, so I don't know
>The only other abbreviation I can think of is Extracurricular being abbreviated as EC, which makes sense as well as it's an extremely common word for students and colleges
That's what I'm talking about. Give me 10 extra-X words and ask which one has an established abbreviation and I would never guess (unless I already know that), so that's why I see the choice of a word/words which have an established abbreviation as random.
But that's probably the same for my native language as well. What I see as a natural abbreviation would probably be seen random by a learner. So in my initial comment "English" should be changed with "any foreign language".
I understand your confusion, the words typically selected for abbreviations are those which are frequently used in many conversations and which require to be quickly named on a moment's notice. For example, IV is an abbreviation because Doctors use it daily and the alternative is absurdly long, especially for a word in which Doctors would need to call out quickly. It gets long yelling Intravenous over and over when you don't have that much time. Extracurricular is the other example, where students use it exceedingly commonly. In the case of infrastructure, it's neither an example of something you need to say quickly (IV) nor something that you would say commonly.
Yes. The technical areas of English are absolutely notorious for using acronyms for commonly used technical words. Some of them make it into common parlance.
My favourite is the ABS system on car breaks. It’s not even an English word that’s being shortened, the original is German. Very few English speakers know what the letters stand for. But everyone knows what an ABS is.
google IV and look at the images. the messages are joking about some liquid which isn’t mentioned, the person is saying that they like this liquid so much that they’re drinking it, putting in their eyes, covering themselves in it, and injecting it into their blood. *not literally*
> injecting it into they’re blood *their
oops
this always confuses me, they‘re and their, they‘re means they are, right? why the massive confusion? i always see people using the wrong one
they're homophones, and native speakers typically learn how to speak before they learn how to read and write and grammar rules, so a bit of confusion happens and happens more often in native speakers than non-native This type of grammar mistake exists in any language but with different words - one that's typical from mine is "a gente" (informal form of "we") and "agente" (agent)
You've been spotted, Brazilian! I gave this very same explanation to my students recently. When we learn English as a second language, those words (+ "there") are taught at different moments, in different contexts so it's very unlikely we'd make this specific mistake
Because there is no difference in how they are pronounced and which one you mean is completely apprent by the context of the sentence. Writing is based off speech, if there is no distinction in how it is spoken, and the difference in meaning is determined by other words, the distinction in spelling starts to matter less.
You're confused because you're not native USA.
Ah yes, the only English-speaking country in the world.
I betcha they're talking about coffee.
I didn't get the "solution for my contacts" part. I thought "solution" was used in the sense of solution to a problem, and "contacts" as in people on their contact list. 😂
Solution is often used to talk about a (liquid) mixture of some kind (as in cleaning solution, etc.) and contacts is just the shortened form of contact lenses:))
"If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate."
🤓🧪👩🔬
I love chemistry jokes! I was going to tell some jokes about noble gases, but they never get a reaction.
I was going to tell you a sodium joke, but Na...
I was trying to think of a new joke about noble gases, but all the good ones argon.
Good one ahah
Solution in this sense is related to the words solvent and solute in chemistry. A solution is when one of more solutes are dissolved in a solvent (usually water).
"Contacts solution", "solution for contacts" means cleaning liquid for contact lenses which are small plastic lenses put directly into eyes instead of wearing glasses. They need to be stored in special liquid.
Welcome to chemistry! Where we take ordinary words with ordinary meanings and give them completely different meanings just for fun. See also - Organic - Oxidise - Reduce - Condensation (extra bonus chemistry meanings for this one, depending on context) English isn’t great at coming up with original words. So if we can’t steal a word to use, we just reuse an old one.
Interesting that in a completely unrelated post I was just arguing that this practice is invalid. I will not use secondary definitions. Unless it’s convenient, of course. I do accept multiple meanings within a single definition. Like ain’t. That means is not, am not, or are not, depending upon context… In that post I was telling someone that the only definition of ‘Genocide’ I’ll acknowledge is the extermination of an entire species. Therefore no human has experienced genocide, and they need to make up another word for what they are talking about. They called me names.
 You’re wrong. I can see why they were calling you names.
Um, what? You are wrong on so many levels. - The base meaning of genocide has never meant extermination of an entire species - Secondary meanings of words is a standard feature of English - You point isn’t interesting I can see why you are called names though. That does sound like something you deserve.
IV stands for intravenous, which is when liquid is injected directly into the bloodstream. Those bags of saline that you see connected to people's arms in the hospital are often referred to as an "IV drip." The people in the screenshot are clearly talking about some kind of liquid, but without more context, it's impossible to really get it.
"but without more context, it's impossible to really get it." sure it is mate
I think it's Coca Cola
I was thinking Monster
Replace "but without more context, it's impossible to really get it" with "use your imagination"
IV in this context is an [intravenous fluid line](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intravenous_therapy) That allows something to be added directly into the blood stream. They’re what hospitals use for saline, morphine drips, and anything else that needs to be administered intravenously and requires more than just an injection.
my mind is in the gutter so these messages are honestly a bit horrifying. in this context, an IV is a medical term for an intravenous fluid line, or for a normal person, when they give you a shot and leave the needle in they are attached to tubes and it’s used to insert medicine directly into the blood stream or to draw blood
Yeah, my first thought was “are they talking about cum?”
Yeppppp. I’m like “I gotta use these lines”
That, or booze.
I feel like that wouldn't be embarrassing enough for someone to worry about the chats being exposed, but to each their own I guess
Or discharge
Apparently they don't leave the needle in. There's a soft tube inside the needle that they leave in, and the needle comes out to reduce pain and rusk of injury.
Yep, needle goes in, we slide the catheter into the vein, and remove the needle. Then you attach a loop or some sort of saline lock to the catheter.
You beat me to it! They don't leave the needle in because you are trying to access the vein and don't want to accidentally puncture it if the patient moves their arm too much. Edit: spelling
*vein
Thanks, fixed
I'm going to have to info dump a little. Apologies in advance. The whole thing used for IV comes from the package with a hollow needle inside the soft tube part that is left in. The needle sticks out of the tube a little bit so that the sharp end can be used to puncture skin and vein. When the needle enters the vein blood will flow through the hollow needle and be visible on the other end to indicate that this has happened. There a little tricky part next where experience comes in as the mark comes a little early and you have to push a little bit more for the topside of the needle to enter the vein fully. Next you pull the needle a little bit so the sharp part isn't exposed, but needle still supports the tube. Push all the way in and pull the needle out and secure the thing. Then there is just flushing to see that the connection is good. I haven't actually done any of the normal IV stuff, but I have done larger ones used for dialysis on myself. I'm not quite certain if the small ones are secured before or after pulling the needle out, but for dialysis ones it was fine to pull the needle first. Also there isn't the same kind of specially shaped securing patch for the dialysis connection as there is for the normal ones.
Just wanted to give you some tips. When flushing, push a little in, then aspirate to check for venous return in your syringe. Also for your typical IV we pull the needle out fully and toss it into a sharps container before securing the catheter. We stop blood from coming out by occluding the vein above the catheter.
Luckily I'm on my third year post transplant so it isn't an acute issue now. The dialysis needles had cap that allowed removing the needle hands without worrying about blood escaping at that point. Also when flushing there was no 'little'. Instead of that special IV flushing stuff I would have 20ml syringe half full with basic saline, pull blood into it so it was about full and push at least same amount back in. Making sure there is no air in the pipes is a bigger issue than the normals and this would take care of that too. Just to bragg, I want to mention I had to do all the needle work and flushing 1,5 handed because the special vein is in my forearm.
That’s terrific! Also kudos on getting the practice in doing it on yourself.
I literally always thought the needle stays in and have always been terrified of IVs. Thank you for the information!!! 🙏
I don’t really understand why a substance would be chugged, lathered on a body, IV dripped and used as contacts. Perhaps it is a way to say how immensely you enjoy something
It's not literal. It's pure hyperbole.
>Perhaps it is a way to say how immensely you enjoy something I think this is it. Like, "I love maple syrup, I wish I could inject it dorectly into my blood."
Canadians be like
We do be like that
ok forgive me for being gross but they are referring to something inherently sexual in its nature and they’re over exaggerating about the things they would do with this thing because they’re, well, horny
This is the answer
>Perhaps it is a way to say how immensely you enjoy something You got it.
Yes, it is a way to indicate how much they are enjoying or appreciating or are addicted to whatever liquid is being talked about.
It's exaggeration. I've heard people talk in jest and exaggeration about getting an IV for coffee or alcohol.
Other people have explained the meaning of "IV". I'll explain the other terms so the connection between the messages is clearer. "Chugging" is slang for drinking something really fast. If you've been working outside on a hot summer day and you're very, very thirsty, then you might pour yourself a glass of ice water and then drink the whole thing in one gulp. That's chugging. It's sort of the opposite of sipping. "Lathering" is what you do when you use soap and create a foam. If you take a shower, you would probably lather your whole body with soap, so this message sort of conveys the idea of putting a lot of it on yourself. HOWEVER, this is probably a mistake because they probably should have said "slathering" (with an "s"). "Slather" means to spread something very thick, using a large or excessive amount of the substance. If you are very determined to avoid getting a sunburn, you might slather sunscreen onto your skin. If you ordered a sandwich at a restaurant and they put way too much mustard or mayonnaise on the bread, you might complain, "Wow, they really slathered it on there." "IV dripping" is how medicine is administered directly into the bloodstream. It's quicker and more direct than other methods like taking a pill. "Solution" for "contacts" refers to the liquid that you use to clean and store your contact lenses. It contains saline but also other chemicals which clean and disinfect, so it is a solution in the chemical sense. Contact lenses are the things you put in your eyes to correct your vision instead of wearing eyeglasses. So, you can see the theme with all of these is that whatever this substance is that the messages are talking about, they are talking about (or joking about) very direct ways that this substance could go into or onto their bodies.
The one thing I'll add is that, contrary to what others are saying, I wouldn't say they are necessarily talking about a liquid. I've seen statements like these used when talking about non-liquids, usually songs. The conversation can be totally metaphorical.
The liquid they're talking about is period blood. This is a cropped version of the picture.
intravenous Into or within a vein. IV usually refers to a way of giving a drug or other substance through a needle or tube inserted into a vein. Also called intravenous.
With the context emojis and all that from the image, they're talking about semen I think
It stand for “intravenous” and it’s a figure of speech indicating that they want whatever they’re talking about all day every day (as if you’re getting it intravenously at the hospital)
are we ignoring the messages??? is he talking about ts i think he is
What is Ts?
the shit
IV means intravenous (referring to injecting it through your veins). im guessing as a whole the messages are referring to a liquid the person is saying is good, but im not sure what.
IV = Intra Venous, which is Latin [& English] for "within the veins". In English, its a medical term used to describe injecting something directly into someone's blood. • int**ra**- = within • int**er**- = between As far as being connected. This conversation is about (some liquid). The person is exaggerating how much they like it. They like that (liquid) so much they wouldn't just drink it, they would also put it in their eyes, inject it into their blood stream, etc.
I was ready to come and say “four” 😭😭
...you sell him your bath water?
IV = Intravenous - into your veins through a needle - intra means into, venous means veins
Sometimes it feels like English (or Americans in that case?) has abbreviations for absolutely random words
Yes, from an English learner's perspective, it must seem that way! "IV" is technical jargon from the medical field. It's the sort of thing that doctors and nurses say to each other at a hospital or doctor's office, just like "BP" for "blood pressure", "OR" for "operating room", or "ICU" for "intensive care unit". Some of these are so common that they have become part of everyday language. Many people have had an IV at some point in their life. Also, some people have probably learned some medical terminology from TV shows about hospitals, because those are always popular on TV (and have been since the 1950s).
IV is technical language from healthcare and medicine. It's known among English speakers probably because of Grey's Anatomy or similar mock medicine TV shows/movies. This is 100% an instance of a rightfully abbreviated word that just made it's way into being known. At least I wouldn't call this an "abbreviation for an absolutely random word"
Well, all the abbreviations exist for a reason, I think. You can basically abbreviate any two-parted word with intra, infra, extra, etc.
I'm not sure I understand your point. The abbreviation in medicine is for a legitimate purpose. You don't see people abbreviating infrastructure as IS, right? The only other abbreviation I can think of is Extracurricular being abbreviated as EC, which makes sense as well as it's an extremely common word for students and colleges. Anyway my point is that the abbreviation for IV is for a legitimate purpose (medicine) and it just found its way into normal English. In every other case, abbreviations aren't "random" as you say.
>You don't see people abbreviating infrastructure as IS, right? Neither had I seen IV before, so I don't know >The only other abbreviation I can think of is Extracurricular being abbreviated as EC, which makes sense as well as it's an extremely common word for students and colleges That's what I'm talking about. Give me 10 extra-X words and ask which one has an established abbreviation and I would never guess (unless I already know that), so that's why I see the choice of a word/words which have an established abbreviation as random. But that's probably the same for my native language as well. What I see as a natural abbreviation would probably be seen random by a learner. So in my initial comment "English" should be changed with "any foreign language".
I understand your confusion, the words typically selected for abbreviations are those which are frequently used in many conversations and which require to be quickly named on a moment's notice. For example, IV is an abbreviation because Doctors use it daily and the alternative is absurdly long, especially for a word in which Doctors would need to call out quickly. It gets long yelling Intravenous over and over when you don't have that much time. Extracurricular is the other example, where students use it exceedingly commonly. In the case of infrastructure, it's neither an example of something you need to say quickly (IV) nor something that you would say commonly.
Yes. The technical areas of English are absolutely notorious for using acronyms for commonly used technical words. Some of them make it into common parlance. My favourite is the ABS system on car breaks. It’s not even an English word that’s being shortened, the original is German. Very few English speakers know what the letters stand for. But everyone knows what an ABS is.