Cuppa tea

[idontlikealdi]

Does this rub anyone else up the wrong way? I don't drink tea but I'll have 'a coffee' or 'a cup of coffee'.

Having a 'cuppa' just annoys me. Mainly from MIL who also says she has 'to go a wee'.

It's causing friction because I correct the kids, would never correct mil but obviously she sees it like I am. I just can't stand it!

I don't think I know anyone that uses the word/phrase.
But if I did and they were offering... I'd say yes (just to be polite)

Why are you correcting them? It's a perfectly acceptable colloquialism.

Lots of people say cuppa. Like 'fancy a cuppa?' or 'pop round for a cuppa next week'. Perfectly acceptable use of language.

'go a wee' would annoy me though!

Oh I hate cuppa!

MIL just says 'do you want a cup?'

Of what? Tea, coffee, just an empty cup?

My son says 'I can't get asleep' instead of 'to sleep' and the older he gets the less cute it gets...

@idontlikealdi

Does this rub anyone else up the wrong way? I don't drink tea but I'll have 'a coffee' or 'a cup of coffee'.

Having a 'cuppa' just annoys me. Mainly from MIL who also says she has 'to go a wee'.

It's causing friction because I correct the kids, would never correct mil but obviously she sees it like I am. I just can't stand it!

Of course she thinks you’re correcting her. Just don’t do it when she’s around.

It’s not like she’s using offensive language - it’s just a phrase you don’t like.

Oh but you are being a bit of a dick by pointing it out in her presence. Just let it go over your head, most kids don't learn all their vocabulary from their gran!

YABVU
It is a very commonly accepted and used colloquialism

My little girl says cuppa tea, it's too adorable to correct her at 2 years old. I would say just lighten up a tad.

Hmm. I’m irrationally annoyed by the expression “a coffee”.

Christ, really? No wonder it's causing friction ...

Both horrid.

Wouldn't bother me at all. There's nothing wrong with saying, "a cup o' tea."

You are being unreasonable to draw negative attention to your mil's speech like this.

As you can tell by my user name it's an expression I use often. It is as pp has said a perfectly acceptable form of colloquial language.
Are we having a cuppa?

I can't stand 'go for a coffee' either!

Cuppa is a well known word, I don’t see the issue

Obviously you dislike her (feel threatened by her) and it really has nothing to do with the expression or the tea.

Cuppa wouldn't bother me but I live in an area where people 'go a walk' or 'take dog a walk'. I find myself inwardly screaming the word 'for'.

I don’t like cuppa or brew.

I don't like 'cuppa' or 'cuppa tea' either, it's so irritating!

Hate brew more

Nowt wrong with cuppa or cup o' tea?

Wouldn't it be boring if we all used language correctly, with no colloquialisms?

The worst is 'go a bed'.

I don't actually say anything. I make a 't' shape with my fingers and raise my eyebrows.
This is usually met with a nod or a thumbs up.
Job done.