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| When you hear 'tea' do you usually think of: |
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56% |
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16% |
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Big_Bird
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 Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:09 am Post subject: Tea: something you eat or drink? |
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| Is tea primarily something you eat or drink? |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:36 am Post subject: |
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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:39 am Post subject: |
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| yingwenlaoshi wrote: |
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May I ask your nationality? |
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mole
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Act III
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:59 am Post subject: |
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| drinking. US. |
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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:24 am Post subject: |
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| mostly eating. England. North England to be precise. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:09 am Post subject: |
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Unless I'm reading something with a very British feel to it, tea= drink.
Having a mug up, on the other hand, always, always means food. Canuck/ Newfie |
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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:33 am Post subject: |
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| peppermint wrote: |
Unless I'm reading something with a very British feel to it, tea= drink.
Having a mug up, on the other hand, always, always means food. Canuck/ Newfie |
But you didn't take the poll, dammit!  |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:50 am Post subject: |
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| Big_Bird wrote: |
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May I ask your nationality? |
Canadian. So unless your talking Texas tea, me not understand. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:51 am Post subject: |
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| I've eaten weed. |
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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:59 am Post subject: |
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| yingwenlaoshi wrote: |
Canadian. So unless your talking Texas tea, me not understand. |
OK, I'll post an explanation later (suddenly too busy). |
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yingwenlaoshi
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 4:12 am Post subject: |
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| Big_Bird wrote: |
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Canadian. So unless your talking Texas tea, me not understand. |
OK, I'll post an explanation later (suddenly too busy). |
I'm waiting in suspense.
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tfunk
Joined: 12 Aug 2006
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 4:12 am Post subject: |
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In Ireland...
There is a drink referred to as 'tea' and there is also a meal referred to as 'tea' or 'tea-time'.
Traditionally in Ireland, 'tea-time' followed dinner and consists of a cup of tea and a biscuit or maybe a scone or sandwich.
So, you can say both depending on what you are referring to. |
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Dome Vans
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:59 am Post subject: |
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Aha!
I can see what you're getting at here, chuck!
It's fifty-fifty. Obviously you can drink it but as I always refer to the meals as breakfast-lunch-tea, I also eat it.
Friends here call it dinner or as old fashioned as it sounds supper. I always refer to it as "I'm going home for tea"
BB, 'awl giz thou ah kroggie wi'me push iron! Aye? |
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JustJohn
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:04 am Post subject: |
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| Even if you're talking about the meal you say "have" (or maybe "for" like the guy right above me said) as in "when are we having tea?" Who says "when are we eating tea?" That just sounds weird. Of course, I'm a migook, so I normally hear it referred to as a drink anyway... |
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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Dome Vans wrote: |
Aha!
I can see what you're getting at here, chuck!
It's fifty-fifty. Obviously you can drink it but as I always refer to the meals as breakfast-lunch-tea, I also eat it.
Friends here call it dinner or as old fashioned as it sounds supper. I always refer to it as "I'm going home for tea" |
Aye, chuck. That's what Ah'm gerring at!
| Someone what knows 'ow to toowik proppa lahke wrote: |
| BB, 'awl giz thou ah kroggie wi'me push iron! Aye? |
 Bleedin' hell: kroggie and push iron! I 'ant heard them said for donkey's years! Been away from 'ome fer too long.
To them what don't know 'ow to talk proppa, 'eres a translation:
"I'll give you a ride (on the handle bars of my bike) on my bicycle. Yes?" |
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