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Old 01-03-2014, 02:11 PM   #8
Clodfobble
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Originally Posted by BigV
"tea" is what you drink, out of a cup, usually hot, but sometimes iced and then it's called "iced tea".
In the south the assumption is opposite: "tea" is with ice unless you specify it as "hot tea." My visiting uncle was quite frustrated when the waitress told him, "Well, uh, I could maybe take some of the iced tea and put it in the microwave?"
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