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Having ‘a cuppa’

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ConstantlyFuriosa · 19/04/2026 10:49

Why does this sentence infuriate me so? I already know I’m probably being unreasonable but it’s so grating. I can’t be the only one?

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ConstantlyFuriosa · 19/04/2026 11:27

VeraWang · 19/04/2026 11:00

I like a cuppa splosh.

In fact I'm drinking one now.

I don’t mind cup of splosh, but I do separate ‘cup’ and ‘of’.

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Wynter25 · 19/04/2026 11:26

sunsettosunrise · 19/04/2026 11:25

I hate 'picky bits'!

That doesnt bother me. I say picky tea

Frumpitydoo · 19/04/2026 11:26

Cuppa
Chocs
Picky bits (makes me think of a scabby fanny).

INeedABrewPlease · 19/04/2026 11:26

Off to change my username…

sunsettosunrise · 19/04/2026 11:25

I hate 'picky bits'!

ThisJadeBear · 19/04/2026 11:24

WildFlowerBees · 19/04/2026 11:02

Prefer cuppa to brew.

Brew reminds me of Peter Kay!

TheDelcosArabiaNSoul · 19/04/2026 11:23

Shatteredallthetimelately · 19/04/2026 11:20

To be fair...
Polly would have been out of a job.

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Sooky took it off again

KimberleyClark · 19/04/2026 11:23

Miyagi99 · 19/04/2026 11:19

We say having a paned (Wales).

Or dishgled, if you are in south west Wales!

mrlistersgelfbride · 19/04/2026 11:23

YANBU. The only person I know who says it is MIL, which is probably why it drives me mad.

VeraWang · 19/04/2026 11:20

Actually I really dislike "How do you take your tea?"

Just pass it over to me 😳🤣

VickyEadieofThigh · 19/04/2026 11:20

KimberleyClark · 19/04/2026 11:12

Same here. I don’t touch fizzy drinks and very rarely drink juice. Tea, coffee and water are the only non alcoholic drinks I have.

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Same here - I don't do sweet drinks at all, so my hydration almost solely comes from hot drinks.

Shatteredallthetimelately · 19/04/2026 11:20

ConstantlyFuriosa · 19/04/2026 10:53

And the constant need to put the kettle on!

To be fair...
Polly would have been out of a job.

ReprogramNeeded · 19/04/2026 11:20

You lot must have really struggled with the Platty Jubes and Cov Panny phases.
Someone on here recently mentioned her 'pensh' on a post about financial planning for retirement.
I think the only ones that really irritate me are Hubby and Wifey.

ConnieHeart · 19/04/2026 11:19

Doesn't bother me. I use the term for any hot drink really. If I offer someone a cuppa I don't necessarily mean tea. I'm just offering them a cup of something. Their choice. If I'm asking OH if he wants a tea, I'll ask him exactly that as he doesn't drink any other hot drink

Miyagi99 · 19/04/2026 11:19

We say having a paned (Wales).

PinkNailPolish2026 · 19/04/2026 11:17

TheDelcosArabiaNSoul · 19/04/2026 11:14

' hot wet' sounds so dodge!
Fly cup (NE Scottish teuchter) phrase does my head in.

It must be a forces thing as all of DH’s colleagues used to say it, it’s horrible.

ERthree · 19/04/2026 11:16

Shithotlawyer · 19/04/2026 11:02

I think in general its having tea all the time that annoys me! Nobody needs constant hot drinks.

Not sure Costa, Starbucks, Blacksheep etc agree with that

SnippySnappy · 19/04/2026 11:16

MIL says ''av' a cuppa chaii' in a twee way which rubs me up the wrong way.

Notanotherusername2626 · 19/04/2026 11:15

As a northerner it never occurred to me that cuppa was out of the ordinary… No issue with brew either.

I find colloquialisms quite endearing, wherever I am.

viques · 19/04/2026 11:15

ConstantlyFuriosa · 19/04/2026 10:51

It’s right up there with ‘my hubby’.

Eeek teeth on edge!

And veggies for vegetables and uni for university.

TheDelcosArabiaNSoul · 19/04/2026 11:14

' hot wet' sounds so dodge!
Fly cup (NE Scottish teuchter) phrase does my head in.

VictoriaEra · 19/04/2026 11:13

Yes. It’s cringe. Hate it - and have a brew.
but we have just had a similar post to this.

KimberleyClark · 19/04/2026 11:12

socialdilemmawhattodo · 19/04/2026 11:10

I do! Sorry! I dont drink soft drinks and a glass of wine at 10am is altogether a different problem!

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Same here. I don’t touch fizzy drinks and very rarely drink juice. Tea, coffee and water are the only non alcoholic drinks I have.

mustardseedandmoonshire · 19/04/2026 11:11

Mine is having a “bite to eat”. Makes my foot itch.

PinkNailPolish2026 · 19/04/2026 11:11

It’s better than a “hot wet” or a brew. My MIL used to shout at DH all the time for using those two, he used to do it to annoy her. We don’t use cuppa etc we just ask if you’d like a cup of tea or a coffee.