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How do you say "a cup of tea"?

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GRMUM · 02/03/2005 10:56

Hi, I am just writing my first assignment for my OU course.As an example of different ways of saying something I am using the phrase a cup of tea. So far I can think of :

A cup of tea
A cuppa tea
A cup of char
A quick brew

Anybody got any more? I am sure there must be other local ways of saying this. If you can also let me know the area its from that would be great! Thanks

OP posts:
sparklymieow · 02/03/2005 10:57

a cuppa

Sonnet · 02/03/2005 10:58

A cuppa

littlemissbossy · 02/03/2005 10:58

a cup of tea

emmatmg · 02/03/2005 10:58

I say "a cuppa tea"

but we sometimes say " A cup of (or a cuppa) charles charlie char" too. Have absolutley no idea why though

beansontoast · 02/03/2005 10:58

cuppa splosh?

Mothernature · 02/03/2005 10:59

a brew

spagblog · 02/03/2005 10:59

Wannacuppa?

Sonnet · 02/03/2005 10:59

A cuppa

beansontoast · 02/03/2005 10:59

shall i put the kettle on?

lunavix · 02/03/2005 10:59

a cuppa tea

Mothernature · 02/03/2005 11:00

sorry you wanted to know the area, Lancashire.

beachyhead · 02/03/2005 11:00

what is your course in??????

spagblog · 02/03/2005 11:01

Would you care to join me in a cup of China's finest?

hamster · 02/03/2005 11:03

a cuppa cha'
a brew

any more i can think of i'll let u know!

TheVillageIdiot · 02/03/2005 11:03

"a cuppa cha" is a Midlands phrase

TheVillageIdiot · 02/03/2005 11:03

sorry hamster posts crossed

jampots · 02/03/2005 11:04

Earl Gray or Darjeeling?

Bethron · 02/03/2005 11:05

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snafu · 02/03/2005 11:06

I don't need to say it - I crook my little finger just so and Perkins knows exactly what I mean.

emmatmg · 02/03/2005 11:06

Sorry, my Cuppa tea and charles charlie char is in Surrey, but I'm originally from Basingstoke in hampshire.

Poshpaws · 02/03/2005 11:07

A cuppa tea, but I love the expression 'a brew'.

Not the same said in a SE london accent , though

SeaShells · 02/03/2005 11:07

Can I have a 'T' please Bob, is a favourite in my house

Or else it's just a 'cuppa', which I doubt is a regional thing (north east btw)

nailpolish · 02/03/2005 11:07

cuppae tea? here in fife

snafu · 02/03/2005 11:08

Sorry GRMUM, not being very helpful. I'm in Surrey too and probably say 'a cuppa tea'.

LOL @ charles charlie char, emma

beansontoast · 02/03/2005 11:13

cuppa rosie (lee)?
this and 'cuppa splosh' both from london