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.

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