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?

I wouldn’t say it’s a strong reaction

I don’t know how it’s snobby either @OhCaptain it’s the word I don’t like, I’m not holding it against anyone!

Nobody has used the word twat? You brought that into the thread....

I don't say cuppa because I'm not a,twat.

I'm not convinced. Quite a few people I know say cuppa. Both in the UK and Australia.

None of them are twats.

I agree re brew and cuppa.

I really hate it when people call all sweets “toffees” (you know unless they literally are toffees). I hate it when (often the same people and usually when talking to children) call money “pennies.” As in “shall we take your pennies and go and buy some toffees” and then actually go and buy eg a packet of Jelly Tots with a £5 note.

I really hate it when people use the expression “fell pregnant” - sort of as if they have no idea how it happened - like maybe they just tripped as they were walking down the street and now they’re pregnant.

@therocinante

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.

Me too! I say brew all the time. I have a work colleague who says cuppa and I don't know why but I can't stand it.

I really hate it when people call all sweets “toffees”

Keep well away from Australia then. "Lollies" will blow your mind.

@Shoppingwithmother my Mum calls all sweets “Tuffies” which is toffees with an accent

@changi

Actually I used to live in Australia, so my mind has already been blown as far as this is concerned! For some reason I found calling all sweets lollies quite charming unlike toffees! I have no rationale for this though.

I could never understand why they called sheets and bedding “Manchester” though - I had to ask people after seeing it on adverts.

Northerner here... we always say brew and do the gesture...

RE: this is an anti northern thread

I think the OP's complaint is against people in a region where it is not normally part of the language using "brew" almost ironically.

Hate cuppa love brew

Brew is okay but cuppa makes me heave. Another word I really detest is brekkie. Urgh!

If you dont like brew or cuppa, how do you feel about a wet?

My dad would often ask whether I wanted “a drink of tea”. Always made me think I would be allowed one or two slurps before the cup was whisked away!

@dementedma

If you dont like brew or cuppa, how do you feel about a wet?

I’ve never heard of it!

@Shoppingwithmother

I agree re brew and cuppa.

I really hate it when people call all sweets “toffees” (you know unless they literally are toffees). I hate it when (often the same people and usually when talking to children) call money “pennies.” As in “shall we take your pennies and go and buy some toffees” and then actually go and buy eg a packet of Jelly Tots with a £5 note.

I really hate it when people use the expression “fell pregnant” - sort of as if they have no idea how it happened - like maybe they just tripped as they were walking down the street and now they’re pregnant.

Yes to ‘fell pregnant’. Along with ‘we are pregnant’!

The one that grates with me is “nom nom” I hate it.

Re people calling all sweets toffees, here in NI 'lemonade' is often used for all types of fizzy drink - at least in my generation and older. Causes a fair bit of confusion when we're visiting family in England and vice versa.

Oh and I hate brew and cuppa. My SIL asks if we want a drink when she's offering tea/coffee and I still get a bit excited thinking she's offering me a glass of wine, even at 10 o'clock in the morning

There are some words I just hate and it is nothing to do with north-south divide or regional dialect or anything like that - I just hate both the sound of them and the way they look written on a page.

I don't mind 'brew' at all but 'cuppa' makes me wants to break things.

Ditto 'pud'.

And I can't stand the word 'packed' unless it is literally used to describe putting things in a bag or a suitcase.

I have (otherwise very lovely) friends who have a horrible habit of describing foods they cook as 'packed with goodness' or 'packed with nutrition' and this gives me the actual rage.

I think if it was said by an elderly man say with an allotment I’d find it endearing. Otherwise a bit grim. Cuppa is worse. Just say tea.

What I REALLY hate though is people who say do you want a tea/coffee rather than do you want a cup of tea/coffee. THAT makes my skin crawl, along with people who say do you want a hot drink. It makes me feel slightly sick: unhinged and proud of it

do you want a cup of tea/coffee.

that’s me!

Brew - absolutely agree, it sounds like something brewing e.g. a nasty shit 😂

Glad it's not just me who instantly thinks that, especially when they announce that they are 'making' a brew and ask if I would like one - sounds like a pre-cursor to a Dutch oven to perpetually 12yo me

I think scran is an RAF word. I use it down here in that London.
No one joining me with the "poorly" and "fib" hate?

pre-cursor to a Dutch oven

@Davros

I think scran is an RAF word. I use it down here in that London. No one joining me with the "poorly" and "fib" hate?

Poorly is awful, I agree but in these parts, unwell people are 'badly'. As in 'Derek's been badly with his chest'. That really is dreadful.

I hate

Brew
Cuppa
Char
PutKettleOn (fine when it’s “put the kettle on”)
Butties
Piece (piece on jam etc)
Sarnies (this is the worst, makes me do a Cat’s bum face)
Sangwidge
Tea for dinner, dinner for lunch etc

I’m not “a southerner” and I don’t know why I hate it all SO much. I must be the only person in my entire county that says,

“Would you like a cup of tea?”

“Shall I put the kettle on?”

“Here is a ham sand-which” (with a fricking whoopie W!)

“I’ll be serving dinner at 7pm”

“Lunch”

They must all call me Hyacinth Bucket.

I even say Bacon Sand -WH- itch.

Tosser.