Bryan Simmons 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.

You're talking to my frogger troll who's a corpse eater, no doubt. And
I, myself, couldn't care less what you stick in your pie hole. Since
I'm not like you, I don't even hope you choke on a chicken bone.

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