tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post3359578118772207491..comments2023-07-19T01:13:09.713-07:00Comments on Grammar Gang: A cup of coffee or: I'll have a super supremo grande please!The Purdue and UniSA Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01873311749547093059noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-84926385165792113272010-08-21T00:45:43.895-07:002010-08-21T00:45:43.895-07:00Ooddy - I'm glad we have managed to clarify th...Ooddy - I'm glad we have managed to clarify the sizings of Cibo coffee cups for you.Andrea Duffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765014126812043135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-29163170842298768072010-08-17T00:12:58.116-07:002010-08-17T00:12:58.116-07:00I had a Grande at Cibo last week but I thought tha...I had a Grande at Cibo last week but I thought that I ordered a medium.Ooddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15030063379815197114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-27502241959010136382010-06-30T15:41:07.759-07:002010-06-30T15:41:07.759-07:00Thank you, PurrPrints. I can tell you they do the...Thank you, PurrPrints. I can tell you they do the same in cafes in Adelaide. You say 'medium, please', then they repeat back to you their size brands 'that would be an Alto, then?'Andrea Duffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765014126812043135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-82475857993425146652010-06-29T07:42:41.271-07:002010-06-29T07:42:41.271-07:00As a former Starbucks employee, just thought I'...As a former Starbucks employee, just thought I'd add another element to the confusion - they have (or at least used to have) a "small" size, which was really a mini--a kind of half-cup--and so they named the size most people would identify as a normal small as "tall" to distinguish it from their mini cup. Or at least that was the explanation I received when I asked why on earth a small cup was called a tall.<br />We could also get in trouble if we didn't repeat an order in Starbucks lingo (i.e. a customer would order a small latte with skim milk, and we had to say "one tall skinny latte, coming up")--so don't get mad at your baristas when they do that--they may just be trying to avoid managerial reprimands!PurrPrintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-26506369556854897972010-05-30T20:47:28.636-07:002010-05-30T20:47:28.636-07:00I'd like to think that more folks who visit th...I'd like to think that more folks who visit this site know this but the famous coffee company that seems to confuse the general population with its sizes isn't necessarily to blame. And the general population need not be so confused.<br /><br />They began with two sizes--short and tall (10 and 12 ounces, respectively)--but as the insatiable appetite for coffee grew, so did their sizes. So where do you go if you want to add a larger size to short and tall? Grande. 16 ounces.<br /><br />Then when 16 ounces of caffeine and deliciousness just isn't enough? Well, we have a bit of a problem. <br /><br />Since it's 20 ounces, they probably figured, let's just keep it easy and go with numbers. There's no mistaking that the 20 ouncer is named "20"...<br /><br />Sure, they went with the Italian for 20, but really, should that REALLY be that unknown or confusing to folks? If it is, what's the harm in asking when you don't understand something? You might find that people are NOT aiming to confuse you after all!<br /><br />Now, whether or not the workers at various coffee shops are snobs about it is a completely different issue...<br /><br />Fun post!<br />AVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-31757510425738390912010-05-20T06:02:04.985-07:002010-05-20T06:02:04.985-07:00Everybody has to be cute. Cute sets you apart. Cut...Everybody has to be cute. Cute sets you apart. Cute, whether right or wrong, provides someone material for a blog post.<br /><br />So few people and businesses name things in a normal way. Look at the pharmaceutical industry; it is always making up words for its drugs. Consider how parents name their children; you have to ask everybody to "please spell that."<br /><br />It is, quite honestly, ridiculous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-56660226811588444992010-05-12T06:52:06.147-07:002010-05-12T06:52:06.147-07:00I would guess it is happening because the shops ma...I would guess it is happening because the shops make more money with larger drinks. Suppose they sell you 12 ounces instead of six, but still call it small. You're getting way more than you want (or can drink). They still get the extra cash they want. My two cents.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849741353675530932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2714518845507850015.post-26615903573975975102010-05-12T01:03:00.783-07:002010-05-12T01:03:00.783-07:00A small correction, Susanna. Cibo calls the coffe...A small correction, Susanna. Cibo calls the coffee (in order of size) 'Cafe'; 'Alto' and 'Grande'.<br /><br />Even if you say 'I'll have a small coffee', they say back to you 'one Cafe, then?'.Andrea Duffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765014126812043135noreply@blogger.com