Pretty much every alcoholic that's gotten sober. You never stop being an alcoholic. The day you think you're 'cured ' is the day you start drinking again.
good question. maybe it’s just a convention (?) to be able to say it in one word? “nonalcoholic” as opposed to “no alcohol” or “contains no alcohol.” i feel like “nonalcohol” sounds wrong. it could also be bc alcohol is a noun, but using it w “non-“ makes it.. not a noun… 😅 so it’s said a diff way
Non - is not
Alcoholic - containing alcohol
Nonalcoholic - is not containing alcohol.
You don't call it an alcohol because it contains other stuff in it than just the alcohol. It's alcoholic. But not pure alcohol. Grammatically speaking
“Alcoholic” can mean both “a person addicted to alcohol” as well as “a beverage containing alcohol.”
I wonder if there’s any nonalcoholic alcoholics out there
Pretty much every alcoholic that's gotten sober. You never stop being an alcoholic. The day you think you're 'cured ' is the day you start drinking again.
Source: a sober alcoholic.
I believe we call ourselves dry drunks.
good question. maybe it’s just a convention (?) to be able to say it in one word? “nonalcoholic” as opposed to “no alcohol” or “contains no alcohol.” i feel like “nonalcohol” sounds wrong. it could also be bc alcohol is a noun, but using it w “non-“ makes it.. not a noun… 😅 so it’s said a diff way
Who gives a damn. The stuff shouldn't exist anyway.