On Friday, May 7, 2021 at 5:39:47 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Friday, May 7, 2021 at 3:48:43 PM UTC-5, Joie McDonalds wrote:
> > Graham wrote:
> >
> > > On 2021-05-05 12:33 p.m., bruce bowser wrote:
> > > > On Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 11:48:08 AM UTC-4, occam wrote in
> > > > alt.usage.english:
> > > > > On 04/05/2021 22:05, Stefan Ram wrote:
> > > > > > In New York jargon, coffee with milk and sugar is called
> > > > > > "regular coffee", but everywhere else a regular coffee
> > > > > > is a coffee that is not decaffeinated.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Are there any other shorter expressions for "coffee with
> > > > > > milk and sugar"? I read "American-style Coffee" for it.
> > > > > > Maybe I can shorten this to just "American Coffee"?
> > > > > > (Not to be confused with "Caffè Americano", though.)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I suppose one cannot use "Latte" or "Cafe au Lait" as
> > > > > > this would already include specific preparation methods.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > (To be specific, if this should matter: I refer to sugar and
> > > > > > whole diary milk added to drip or instant coffee, so that
> > > > > > the drink then consists of about 20 percent of whole diary
> > > > > > milk - drunk hot or cold.)
> > > > >
> > > > > I propose 'builder's coffee' for the Brits. Although the
> > > > > expression does not exist for coffee, 'builder's tea' is
> > > > > definitely a thing. It is white tea with (lots of) sugar.
> > > >
> > > > Only 'Builder Bob' would drink it, right? No, just jokin'. Anyway,
> > > > Coffee with a lot of milk is called café au lait in french. I bet
> > > > that was what OP was looking for.
> > > >
> > > At a B&B in the south of Western Australia, the owner prevented the
> > > tea "stewing", i.e., extracting too much tannin, by adding a pinch of
> > > sodium bicarbonate. I'd never encountered that before, and haven't
> > > since.
> > Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
> >
> Joie, I'm feelin' pretty pleased with your family right now. Ya know why?
> Well, it's FREE FRIES FRIDAY! My wife got a Spicy McChicken and a fry
> for $1.31, and I got two hamburgers and a fry for $2.20. Yep, your
> kinfolks did us mighty fine this evening, and we thanks ye.
> >
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> >
> --Bryan

McCraps! :-(


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