Tea and Toast — 6 of 31

Section - Loose Tea and the Tea Strainer

Instead of taking the loose tea: say "The tea would make a mess. Better to fill the tea strainer with it."

Before inserting the loose tea into the tea strainer: try filling the tea strainer with the loose tea instead.

Carry out filling the tea strainer with the loose tea: now the tea leaves are in the tea strainer.

After filling the tea strainer with the loose tea: say "You scoop some tea leaves into the strainer."

Instead of inserting something into the tea strainer: say "The tea strainer only holds tea."

Check filling the tea strainer with something when the tea strainer hold something: say "The tea strainer is already filled with [the tea leaves]." instead.

Before doing anything other than examining with the dry tea leaves: say "The leaves are happy in the tea strainer, longing only for the embrace of hot water in the teapot." instead.

Before doing anything other than examining with the steeping tea leaves: say "You could leave the leaves to steep, or take the strainer from the teapot." instead.

Before doing anything other than examining with the used tea leaves: say "These tea leaves have served their purpose, and are enjoying their retirement as a soggy mass that someone will deal with later."