Why do people order a cup of expresso?
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (43109)
Staten Island, New York
August 31, 2018 2:55pm CST
I've been in cafes or restaurants and even at house parties where people say they want a cup or shot of expresso.
Don't they know it's espresso they are drinking?
Seems like they don't.
Maybe they don't realize they are pronouncing it wrong.
Or maybe they are pronouncing it as expresso because they think that's the way it is spelled...
When I hear someone say it wrong I want to correct them but I always hesitate because I don't want to get them upset.
Expresso instead of espresso seems like one of the words/phrases that people mispronounce a lot.
Ex Cetera instead of Et Cetera is another commonly mispronounced words.
Any others you know of?
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
31 Aug 18
People who ask for "a panini" also are getting it wrong...
Dalla combinazione perfetta tra 8 fette di bacon e carne alla griglia nasce il burger definitivo: il Bacon King!
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
1 Sep 18
@lovebuglena Panino is the name for anything served in a bisected roll or bun, like un bocadillo in Spain or ein Fischbrötchen in Germany...
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@lovebuglena (43109)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Sep 18
@pgntwo I thought panini as they call it here in the states is anything between two flat pieces of bread that can be pressed and grilled.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
3 Sep 18
@lovebuglena Perhaps one of those is a grilled or toasted panino...?
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
31 Aug 18
the person know what they are saying.I have this two or three times a week.a shot of. on the person speech.No big deal.I do not how the say as long they get their shot.
