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<font size=3>At 9/12/2013 04:51 PM, Dan Goodman wrote:<br>
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On 09/12/2013 12:59 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:<br>
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On Sep 12, 2013, at 1:55 PM, Dan Goodman wrote:<br>
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I'm in Portland, and twice I've had baristas ask for clarification<br>
on my = order of a "tall latte."<br><br>
AFAIK, "tall" is standard in Seattle for 12 ounces. I don't
recall =<br>
anyone ever asking for a clarification.<br>
</blockquote>When I moved to Minneapolis, I found that asking for
"regular tea" got<br>
me only blank looks. Finally, I learned that to get standard
orange<br>
pekoe without milk or cream, I needed to ask for "black
tea."</blockquote><br>
And of course "regular coffee" in NYC used to be one with milk
and sugar added.</blockquote><br>
I recall hearing about someone who, travelling around the US, would<br>
order "regular coffee" to see what he would
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An exercise for DARE -- send someone around the U.S. asking for
"ice[d] tea", and see where it comes pre-sweetened and where
not. [This is NOT about the "ice/iced" regionality, but
about the sweetening!]<br><br>
Joel<br><br>
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lived in Ulster County NY, NYC, San Francisco, and Los<br>
Angeles.</blockquote></blockquote><br>
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