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[naath]

Informal poll;

If I were to say to you "let us get afternoon tea?" what would you think I meant by that? Er, I mean to say 'what do you think afternoon tea is, practically speaking' not 'what do you think this means about my relationship with you'. English, the language of unclearness.

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[simont]

I'd guess you meant something more than just a cup of tea, on the basis that you'd more likely just have said "a cup of tea" if you'd meant that. So, tea plus something else, be it biscuits, scones, cucumber sandwiches or whatever. But which of those? No idea.

Er, I mean to say 'what do you think afternoon tea is, practically speaking' not 'what do you think this means about my relationship with you'.

Oddly enough, my first thought was neither of those, and had to do with the distinction between "getting" and "having" afternoon tea, the former being the chore of nipping out to the shop to acquire the ingredients and the latter being the actual act of consumption...