Tall latte

[Laurence Horn]

On Sep 12, 2013, at 1:55 PM, Dan Goodman wrote:

> On 09/11/2013 03:30 PM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:
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>> I'm in Portland, and twice I've had baristas ask for clarification
>> on my = order of a "tall latte."
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>> AFAIK, "tall" is standard in Seattle for 12 ounces. I don't recall =
>> anyone ever asking for a clarification.
>>
> When I moved to Minneapolis, I found that asking for "regular tea" got
> me only blank looks.  Finally, I learned that to get standard orange
> pekoe without milk or cream, I needed to ask for "black tea."

And of course "regular coffee" in NYC used to be one with milk and sugar added.

LH

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> I had previously lived in Ulster County NY, NYC, San Francisco, and Los
> Angeles.
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