To hate the word “brew”

[DinoHat]

Fancy a brew?

Makes my skin crawl. I can’t put my finger on it but it’s just an awful phrase.

Am I unhinged?

Ooh, I always say brew, what I hate more than anything in the world is 'cuppa'.

I think it's because my friend moved down south and started saying 'cuppa' in a slightly southern accent. Even though she's from Leeds.

I hate cuppa too. I just say Tea.

I hate cuppa. Brew is fine to be funny isn’t it?
The word “grumpy” really gets my back up, especially when used on here. It’s so fucking twee and childish! I think “oh grow up” whenever I read it 🤣🤣

God, 'brew', ugh.

But 'cuppa' is a million times worse.

Hate brew (hate cuppa too!)

Urgh I hate it too. For me, a brew is beer or whisky, which actually go through the brewing process. Not tea.

It's said by the same sort of people who say "I'm on" meaning "I'm menstruating." Even worse - "I came on." Are you a radio?

I think it's because my friend moved down south and started saying 'cuppa' in a slightly southern accent. Even though she's from Leeds

She was probably fed up with the confused looks if she asked 'Shall I mash tea'?

I never hate words but as soon as I read this yesss! Omg it’s the worst

Brew doesn’t bother me, but I hate the word butty - it’s a bloody sandwich!
I feel your pain

I was very disappointed when I first arrived to UK, was offere "brew" and got tea instead of some nice lager

"Brew" didn't bother me until DH suddenly started using it a few weeks ago. I don't know where he's suddenly picked it up from but he can stop it right now!

I say cuppa but hate "brew". I also hate "poorly" and "fib"

I hate brew but don’t mind cuppa although wouldn’t say it myself.
I do say butty though, but hate sarnie! I’m all mixed up 🤣

I don't mind it. If someone's making me a cup of tea then they can call it whatever they like!

'brew' and 'butty' used to only be said in certain areas as part of the local dialect. I've noticed that recently, for some reason, certain people seem to have intentionally started using these words when it's definitely not their dialect. I think this is what makes them sound irritating- it's almost patronising to people who've always said it. Eg. Posh school mum from the SE who thinks it's quaint/cute to invite people over for 'a brew and a butty'.

When I was growing up I used to hear the phrase "wet the tea" as in have you wet the tea yet. I think it refers to pouring the water over the tea leaves in the tea pot. Then it was put on the stove to brew.

Nowadays we just pour hot water over a tea bag in a mug. My grandmother would be horrified.

Makes my skin crawl but I think partly because I strongly associate it with a person that makes my skin crawl

Yes brew and cuppa

Awful.

Said by the same people that have butties and sarnies. And say yum

My DH used to say it.

He doesn’t anymore...

I agree OP. Cuppa is even worse than brew. It always sounds like baby talk to me, makes me shudder.

I cannot stand "cuppa".

I'm with you OP. Ditto sarnie.

Barbara mashing the tea is a highly specialised art involving boiling water,teapot and delicate china. If you're from the right side of the Pennines it's passed down the generations

Brew's Lancastrian.

Cuppa is just weird, it's even longer than the word cup so can't even be used as an abbreviation.

I say brew when I want a cup of tea, it's what you do, brew the tea.
If I want coffee, it's either coffee or just sticking the kettle on.
Although it's sort of on permanantely here.

@Bloodypunkrockers

Yes brew and cuppa

Awful.

Said by the same people that have butties and sarnies. And say yum

It's brew and a bacon butty, with tomato sauce. None of that southern brown sauce, worcestershire sauce or worse mustard. Stayed with a friend in Watford, we laughed at the north/ south divide in bacon butties.

I like a properly brewed cup of tea.

The word is used to describe beer making or adding hot water to tea/coffee and leaving it to brew.

If someone makes me a brew then I'm more likely to get a decent cup of tea that has brewed sufficiently whilst in a teapot.

If someone makes me a cuppa then it's more likely they've just dipped the bag in the cup and it will be piss weak.