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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Trenta means "thirty" in Italian. It's just over 30 oz. I suppose "Trenta" is something you could call those women whose biological clock is ticking in full gear.
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Yes, a quick Google search for Trenta reveals its Italian definition. It also kills my attempt at humor.
Newspeak'd: The word is no longer Italian when yuppies solely link it with a beverage size from a coffee shop. SEE: Kleenex.
I'd hate to see what would happen should I go as low as to start posting my Super Big Gulp jokes.
Which fits here because Starbucks is essentially becoming the upper class 7-11 for self-important gluttonous Americans.
Why don't they just partner with Camelbak already? I want a single beverage with volume equal to my entire torso.
I'm glad Europe still offers things in tiny bottles and cans. I think Europe has it right: giant beer, tiny coffee.