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Harry Potter - What is a 'tea cozy'?
- Thread starter Ruth
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Ell
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A tea cozy is a covering that goes over the teapot to keep it warm. It's often knitted or made of some sort of fabric.
Think of it as a kind of jacket for the teapot.
I don't think it's just a British term. We use the term in Canada, too.
As for 'Wotcher', I have no idea.
Anyone else?
Think of it as a kind of jacket for the teapot.
I don't think it's just a British term. We use the term in Canada, too.
As for 'Wotcher', I have no idea.
Anyone else?
Relply to 'tea cozy' spoilers for OotP
Hey, everyone!
Yep, a tea cozy *is* a covering for a teapot! Well done! (How could anyone not know that?? Anyway I heard Rowling included a glossary of British terms in the back of her books meant for the American market. So is that not true, then?)
Now as for the term "Wotcher". I didn't know where it came from to start with so big thanks to lies for that summery.
It's a British slang term usally used by the lower classes (it's thought to be quite vulgar, really) to mean "How are you?", "Nice to meet you", or just simply "Hi." It's kind of cheeky, you wouldn't say it to your aunt or anything, but I suppose Rowling used it here to show what a cheeky, cheerfull charcter Tonks is. /yuck/ (Violet hair? Come on.)
I just finished OotP. Does anyone else think Umbridge must look exactly like that slug receptionist in 'Monsters Inc.'??
Hey, everyone!
Yep, a tea cozy *is* a covering for a teapot! Well done! (How could anyone not know that?? Anyway I heard Rowling included a glossary of British terms in the back of her books meant for the American market. So is that not true, then?)
Now as for the term "Wotcher". I didn't know where it came from to start with so big thanks to lies for that summery.
It's a British slang term usally used by the lower classes (it's thought to be quite vulgar, really) to mean "How are you?", "Nice to meet you", or just simply "Hi." It's kind of cheeky, you wouldn't say it to your aunt or anything, but I suppose Rowling used it here to show what a cheeky, cheerfull charcter Tonks is. /yuck/ (Violet hair? Come on.)
I just finished OotP. Does anyone else think Umbridge must look exactly like that slug receptionist in 'Monsters Inc.'??
You heard it form a BRIT!
Tea-cozy:
A cloth, often woolen "garment" for a tea pot to "wear" - not seen any one using one recently, must admit!!
Wotcher:
A coloquial greeting, meaning a bit more than "hi!", akin to "wha's-up?".
To say it's only used by lower-class people is Most demeening indeed. It is the sort of thing you might expect Michael Caine to have said in the Italian Job but maybe not in The Quiet American. The term may have arisen in parts of the UK such as the East End of London along with cockney-rhyming-slang.
So there you have it!
Will-O
Tea-cozy:
A cloth, often woolen "garment" for a tea pot to "wear" - not seen any one using one recently, must admit!!
Wotcher:
A coloquial greeting, meaning a bit more than "hi!", akin to "wha's-up?".
To say it's only used by lower-class people is Most demeening indeed. It is the sort of thing you might expect Michael Caine to have said in the Italian Job but maybe not in The Quiet American. The term may have arisen in parts of the UK such as the East End of London along with cockney-rhyming-slang.
So there you have it!
Will-O
Whoops! Sorry!
Sorry, didn't mean to offend anybody! (Insert meek look.)
I was only trying to point out that it wasn't the most delicate of expressions. Anybody who's a fan of Terry Pratchett will remember that it's Nanny Ogg's greeting of choice, and she certainly isn't the most delicate of people!
Will-O, do you have a tea-cozy at home? We have a multi-coloured one in our 'Rarely Used Items' draw, which my great-grandmother knitted, but I don't think I can remember when it was last used.
Sorry, didn't mean to offend anybody! (Insert meek look.)
I was only trying to point out that it wasn't the most delicate of expressions. Anybody who's a fan of Terry Pratchett will remember that it's Nanny Ogg's greeting of choice, and she certainly isn't the most delicate of people!
Will-O, do you have a tea-cozy at home? We have a multi-coloured one in our 'Rarely Used Items' draw, which my great-grandmother knitted, but I don't think I can remember when it was last used.
Ian Sanders
kickbox
Tea Cosy
I use our "tea cosy" every morning. I make the tea in a teapot at 6.50am, and drink it at 6.55am. My wife then comes down at 7.20am and enjoys a nice hot cup of tea.
I use our "tea cosy" every morning. I make the tea in a teapot at 6.50am, and drink it at 6.55am. My wife then comes down at 7.20am and enjoys a nice hot cup of tea.
Halo
New Member
I think we're on the wrong website here, discussing the merits of tea cosies! 
I think it's more an "older generation" thing - my mother has always had a tea cosy, made up of different coloured knitted squares joined together! This is because she uses a metal tea pot, and never makes tea straight in the mug. Tea cosies are more popular than you would think! 
I think it's more an "older generation" thing - my mother has always had a tea cosy, made up of different coloured knitted squares joined together! This is because she uses a metal tea pot, and never makes tea straight in the mug. Tea cosies are more popular than you would think!