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Fire1 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Is "at tea" correct English?

I was at tea with my friends.


Does this sentence mean "I was having tea with my friends"?

  

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Yes, it does, but a lot of people won't understand that it refers to the British practice of eating a light meal called 'tea' in the late afternoon.

  • Yes, it does, but a lot of people won't understand that it refers to the British practice of eating a light meal called 'tea' in the late afternoon.
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Yes, it does, but a lot of people won't understand that it refers to the British practice of eating a light meal called 'tea' in the late afternoon.

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