The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to White People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 8 months agoBritish Tea Translatorstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1908arrow-down118
arrow-up1890arrow-down1imageBritish Tea Translatorstartrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to White People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 8 months agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squareHerbal Gamer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up16·8 months ago“Have you had your tea yet?” = “Have you had dinner yet”
minus-squareMr_Blott@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·8 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”