The Picard Maneuver to White People Twitter • 7 months agoBritish Tea Translatorstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1908arrow-down118
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•7 months agoYou missed a nuance - “You’ll have had your tea?” Meaning “I am offering dinner but secretly hoping you refuse it because I can’t really spare it”
“Have you had your tea yet?” = “Have you had dinner yet”
You missed a nuance -
“You’ll have had your tea?”
Meaning “I am offering dinner but secretly hoping you refuse it because I can’t really spare it”