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How I (US) make tea when my British friend comes over to visit (feddit.uk)
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Correct me if I got anything wrong, TA!

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Also, make sure to ask "Fancy a cup of?" with extra emphasis on "of". It is a classic British phrase

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I feel like I need to hear a recording of this

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think another proper word/phrase is "fancy a cuppa"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You must be "having a laugh" as they say! I'm 1000% sure it's "cup of"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm sure they're both correct. Maybe it depends on where the speaker is from?

I had a friend in undergrad who was British and always phrased it like "cuppa".

"I could reeeeally go for a cuppa" she would say like every other hour.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

(You seem sincere, so at the risk of killing the joke, I want to point out that both of my comments are deadpan humor! The phrase is indeed "fancy a cuppa", and I'm intentionally getting it wrong, like the tea preparation instructions in the OP.)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I thought that was Aussie lingo.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It could be, too!