Drink or Drinks?

[mr alfred]

Usually we will say thanks for the drink or thanks for the drinks? (assuming someone has bought you a cup of tea)

Thanks for the help!!!​

 

[5jj]

We don't refer to 'drinks' if it's one cup of tea.

 

[Raymott]

Usually we will say thanks for the drink or thanks for the drinks? (assuming someone has bought you a cup of tea)

Thanks for the help!!!​

When you get your tea, you say simply "Thank you".
When you leave, if you've been given several drinks (of whatever kind), you can say, "Thanks for the drinks". If you've had several cups of tea, you say simply "Thanks for the tea".

 

[mr alfred]

thanks raymott and 5jj..Raymott, if I ve'been given only a cup of hot chocolate, what should I say? thanks for the drink? without the 's', since it's singular?Thanks..

 

[Raymott]

thanks raymott and 5jj..Raymott, if I ve'been given only a cup of hot chocolate, what should I say? thanks for the drink? without the 's', since it's singular?Thanks..

It would sound strange to say "Thank you for the drinks" if you only had one.

 

[mr alfred]

Raymott, so the answer should be thank you for the drink?
Thanks!!