It is not a sodding 'Expresso'

[TheDevilWearsPrimark]

Oh this makes me irrationally angry.

yep
wiht you there

Yanbu.

YANBU

it is when you're in a hurry...

YANBU. People who insist on using foreign words should at least get them right. What grates my teeth on the blackboard is when people write "chaise lounge". Even typing that made me retch a little.

Haha my first ever job was in Starbucks, and this used to bug the hell out of me! When people asked for an expresso I would always say 'Sorry, did you say an espresso?'. A co-worker once said tp a customer 'I'm sorry, I can't see an expresso on the menu, we do have an espresso though if you'd prefer?' He got a good telling off but it was very funny!

PS: You know this belongs in Pedants' Coin, don't you?

GetDown

YANBU
Mumsie takes out editor's red Biro.

Or a lartay.

YANBU.

If people don't know about coffee and words, they shouldn't be allowed either.

mumsie impressed - capitalised Biro, go to top of House Style chart

It had better be a bloody eXpresso, because I want it now.

I think it's just peeple trying to espress themselfs.

Agree, but on the other hand can NOT bring myself to say VENTE or other made up words so that the coffee chain can avoid the word SMALL

ooh ooh yanbu and off coffee topic but

"brushetta"

AAAARRRGHHHH

YANBU in the least. Makes me wince when I see it/hear it.

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. You are SO right. It makes me ppppppppppppositively EXPLODE with irritation. Gnnf. 'Expresso' indeed. They should be shooed out of the shop, molto expresso.

Ah yes. And over in pedants' corner we have a special badge of glory for those who complain about "a panini" (singular) or "panini's".

The singular of scampi is scampo.

Of course, that's appropos of nothing but I thought I'd just throw it out there.

Or how about, two expresso's please?

Or worse, to see it written thus, "two expresso's for the price of one"

littleomar you beat me to it, drives me mental, and it's surprising how often people in restaurants correct ME when i say brusketta

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not a problem for super nanny I'd guess