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This mistake is worryingly common and makes me chuckle every time I see it.
This is also one of those errors that I have to verbally correct when I hear spoken. I can often be seen in the queue at Starbucks obnoxiously hissing at some poor soul, "Esssssssspresso!".
I can't help it; it's a compulsion.
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posted by Gez at 6:24 pm
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espresso
One entry found.
espresso
Main Entry:
espres·so Listen to the pronunciation of espresso
Pronunciation:
\e-ˈspre-(ˌ)sō\
Variant(s):
also ex·pres·so Listen to the pronunciation of expresso \ik-ˈspre-(ˌ)sō\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural espres·sos
Etymology:
Italian (caffè) espresso, probably literally, coffee made on the spot at the customer's request
Date:
1945
1 : coffee brewed by forcing steam or hot water through finely ground darkly roasted coffee beans 2 : a cup of espresso
Is that from bloody Merriam Webster? Bunch of clowns. When will they realise that a common error is not the same as a usage variant?
My mother-in-law always says "expresso," which drives me crazy! But this is also a woman who serves "punkin" pie at Thanksgiving, so I shouldn't be too surprised.
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