saramg,
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No.

saramg,
@saramg@fosstodon.org avatar

Fuck.

saramg,
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I am such a moron.

saramg,
@saramg@fosstodon.org avatar

How did I miss this?

saramg,
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Starbucks calls it's largest size a "Venti" because it holds 20 fl oz.

Obviously they do.

How did I not connect those dots till now?

omnicolor,
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@saramg The real question is why they correct me when I say I want the biggest. I don't care what it's called. I just want the biggest cup!

ross,
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@saramg Somebody once told me that they thought “Cinquecento” was a stupid name for a car. (It’s a small Fiat, popular in Europe)

twipped,
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kaiserkiwi,
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@saramg As I grew up with metric units, can you explain?

saramg,
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@kaiserkiwi The fact it's a measure of ounces isn't the crux. It's that it's 20 units.

In romance languages (like Italian), the latin root word vinti literally means 20. Note, this root word would also eventually morph into English's "twenty".

kaiserkiwi,
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@saramg Oh. OH! 🤯

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