Having ‘a cuppa’

[ConstantlyFuriosa]

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?

Oh definitely. Fish and chips! Sausage and chips! Anything with chips! But ‘chippy tea’ - rage.

Thanks...you've made me fancy a cuppa.

I hate 'cuppa' and I loathe 'having a brew'.

I think I just dislike shortenings though. Because I also can't abide 'brekkie' or 'biccy' etc. I just grates on me.

Okay with swearing though. I can't really make sense of myself at times!

They’re not, though. Isn’t tea a diuretic?

God yes. And 'picky bits'.

A cuppa and a biccie
Cringe

And how is a KitKat a biscuit?
It's in the chocolate category surely.

My cousin refers to a well-known supermarket as "Sainsbo's". Makes me want to tear my skin off.

If you don’t say cuppa what do you say? We always say ‘cuppa tea?’

Better than a mash ?

posh chocs.

Hmm. I do that too.

I think I'll stop now. (Actually, I thought that was a MN thing?)

Ha ha in my house the kettle is on before the last one is cold. I’d have an intravenous tea drip if I could!

If I had to choose, I’d take ‘cuppa’ over ‘brew’, but I irrationally dislike both, I think because of unpleasant associations with UK soap operas.

Reminds me of my late MIL, always make me smile when I hear it.

One of the reasons I spend less time on Mn as I used to is the creeping in of twee words, used unironically. Like hubby. Picky bits. Mama bear. 🤮

"Panad", or "paned" where I come from is perfectly acceptable. It's nowhere near as toothache-inducing because unlike "cuppa", it's not a twee contraction of something else.

I don't live in the UK, but my dc recently moved there.

After the first day I asked her how the day went. She said she had never drank this much tea in a month as to what she had in one day. She felt bad to refuse and they kept on coming 🤣

I hate brekkie. Spag Bol gives me the rage. So does making memories. So you’re not alone in irrational rage over inoffensive words or phrases.

Having a cuppa, on my holibobs, in my pjs, with my 🌍

It’s not as bad as “naice”

Cuppa is a shortened form of cup o’tea (sounds like cuppa tea) which is shortened from cup of tea. Cuppa tea is daft as not a shortening!

"Wet" as in getting a wet or "do you want a wet? is very specificially a Naval "Jackspeak" colloquialism and is not used in the other two Services.

Also, the idea that tea is a diuretic is a fallacy. The net gain of water far outweights the diuretic effect of caffiene which is very mild. If tea is your prefered fluid of choice is is good hydration and counts toward your fluid intake for the day.

That’s not grinding to a halt! That’s having a little enjoyable sit down. An integral part of a day out, whatever it is you are consuming!

It could be middle class sneering at working class vernacular.

My SIL says it and I cringe every time. It seems twee and so pleased with itself! It's like when cafés/restaurants say individual pies. I really hate it!