EVERYDAY DIALOGUES A Nice, Strong Cuppa

By Mariam Khan

NOW LET’S REVIEW THE VOCABULARY! The greeting1 “Good Morning!” is often shortened2 to just Morning! Here you go, is an idiom3 often used when handing over4 something to another person. A cup of tea is colloquially called a cuppa, which is short for5 ‘cup of’. The tea is implied because, in Britain, what else would it be? Like that means ‘in that way’ or ‘in that manner’. Coming up is way of saying, ‘on its way’or ‘about to be served’. By describing tea as weak and watery, the server is expressing the opinion that it is not appetising and not the right way to drink tea. The verb to brew refers to the preparation of tea or coffee (and also the manufacture of beer.) A cup of tea is sometimes…

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