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I finally got around to starting my "Learn Italian" CDs. Lesson 5 included the seasons, the days of the week, the months, and numbers.
"Venti" means "twenty" in Italian.
And lo, the Starbucks "Venti" size is twenty ounces.* It actually means something! One of the small mysteries (of my life, anyway) is explained.
*At least, for hot drinks. The cold drinks are 24oz, and so should probably be called venti-quattro.**
**Except that if we were to take the Italian pretense to its logical conclusion, we should specify the drink size in liters, not ounces.
"Venti" means "twenty" in Italian.
And lo, the Starbucks "Venti" size is twenty ounces.* It actually means something! One of the small mysteries (of my life, anyway) is explained.
*At least, for hot drinks. The cold drinks are 24oz, and so should probably be called venti-quattro.**
**Except that if we were to take the Italian pretense to its logical conclusion, we should specify the drink size in liters, not ounces.
