10 Nov
2011
10 Nov
'11
6:10 a.m.
Do you really want it to be "high tea"? "High tea" is basically
supper; the 'high' either means 'late' (as in "it's high time we
had
some supper") or refers to eating it at the high table, rather than
having afternoon tea at low tables. It's a rather unpleasant
Americanism to think that "high" in this context means high-class;
i.e., fancy. I realize "Afternoon Tea & Sarsaparilla" doesn't have
much of a ring to it, but maybe "Cream Tea & Sarsaparilla"?
On Nov 9, 2011, at 3:17 PM, Martha Edwards wrote:
Three days ago we learned that the good ladies of the
Monday Club
(who own
the building where we dance) don't like the word "Whiskey" in our
English/American dance weekend (High Tea & Whiskey), so we're
changing the
name to
wait for it
High Tea & Sasparilla
M
E