B.C. by Mastroianni and Hart for April 16, 2012

And one waiting on counter…er, rock.

Hey – if they are willing to pay a higher price for a fancy name, they can call it whatever they want. They are the paying customer. Take their money with a grin and let them call it what they may.

not funny. i like the sundays better.

Well, no tip for you, you grumpy barista!

Oh ick, not at breakfast please.

And after he axed for it so nicely, too!

Now who’s making an s of themselves.

Coffee snob.

Clumsy Carp needs to plan an essscape.

Somebody’s been spending way too much time at their local Starbucks.

Be glad Sylvester wasn’t serving you.

It really didn’t help when Chrysler released a version of the Neon called an “Expresso”. It cemented that spelling in far too many people’s minds.

Unless you have a lisp

Ethpretho

Esssspress yourself, Peter.

Expresso is a common variant spelling of the word espresso; many people consider the latter spelling “correct.” Note however that both words are loan words, espresso being Italian, and expresso being Spanish, so some argue that either variant spelling is acceptable.

If you want it quickly, it’d be an expresso ;)

“Some people seem to be obsessed with correcting other people. You’d think they’d never made a mistake themselves.”.People who are obsessive about factual correctness, and compulsive about correcting error when they see it, are just that — obsessive-compulsive. It’s a mild, but real, form of OCD..No doubt some people do relish lording it over others when they catch them in some technical error…the technical term for those people is “jerks”. But for the ones for whom it’s a form of OCD — yes, like me — it’s an avoidance of deep inner discomfort, over letting it pass unremarked, than a pursuit of pleasure..And for the record, no one agonizes over their own mistakes more than such a person. (Personally, I welcome being corrected when I’m caught in a mistake; otherwise, I’ll go on making it.)

Served in a demitasse cup…

I’m pretty sure expresso is just people mispronouncing it and not an alternative way of saying it. Expresso is a pen company.There’s no need to be this rude, but sometimes it’s better to politely correct someone so they don’t run into a situation like this later on! I’m pretty sure most people would eventually get annoyed if someone they knew went around mispronouncing common words, like “grun beens” and “humburgers” (and it wasn’t the result of an accent).

if you’re in a hurry and it’s to go, why not call it Expresso?

Its one of them topless coffee shops. Yuk

Kiss

My

“Expresso”

It doesn’t really matter how people say the word, it merely functions as a symbol for the idea trying to be communicated. If you understood what they meant, why is further literary accuracy required?

Yes and no expecially, no aks vs ask. A very bad habit from the poorly educated that seems to be spreading throughout the country, especially among the younger among us.

He must be the ancestor of the guy in Saturday’s “Beardo”.

Who knew comics could be so informative. Ex or Es. Now I know.

My favorite expresso-oops! I mean espresso is German chocolate cake flavored.

I tried coffee in 1974. Has it gotten any better?

a small cup used to serve Arabic coffee or Espresso…