<p>i'm wondering if this is a wee joke?
In any coffee joint in north america it's common to have a name for the size of a drink like vente, grande or small medim large, BUT these are also associated with eactly these kinds of OZ sizes </p>

<p>For example <a href="https://customerservice.starbucks.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3113" rel="nofollow noreferrer">on the startbucks coffee sizes page</a>, it reads</p>

<p>The drink sizes we currently offer are:</p>

<ul>
<li>Short [8 fl. oz.]</li>
<li>Tall [12 fl. oz.]</li>
<li>Grande [16 fl. oz.]</li>
<li>Venti® Hot [20 fl. oz.]</li>
<li>Venti® Cold [24 fl. oz.]</li>
</ul>

<p>also, i may be reading you incorrectly but
"cortado," "cappuccino," and "latte,"
are types of drinks;
oz on the other hand are sizes.</p>

<p>you can have any size applied to a latte for example. </p>

<p>???
apologies if i have misinterpretted you.</p>

<p>m.c.</p>

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2019-02-05T20:28:28.543Z
Um... No, it's not a joke.
crmdgn
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2019-02-27T18:40:19.123Z
also Trenta® Cold* [31 fl. oz.]... ermm... is that still over a single shot? You could read small-print through that, between rest-room visits, that is... & if it was in a glass not a paper bucket... ;)
Tetsujin
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2019-02-04T17:58:54.317Z
m.c. von s
<p>On a trip to Texas I've noticed that espresso drinks are listed on menu boards as "3 oz.," "6 oz.," and "8 oz.," instead of "cortado," "cappuccino," and "latte," respectively. I have not seen this notation anywhere else. Is it unique to Texas, or a new convention that is still catching on, or what?</p>

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2018-12-30T01:28:04.703Z
Listing the amount might be legally required in Texas?
MTSan
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2018-12-30T02:42:41.887Z
Unlikely, as the convention doesn't seem to apply to drip coffee, tea, etc.
crmdgn
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2018-12-30T10:37:07.207Z
Interesting. I have never seen this. Also, that wasn't exist when I was in Texas.
MTSan
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2019-02-27T18:36:08.783Z
Is this literally 'the amount of milk to fill it to that level', so rather than any 'Italian' designation it is listing 'how much your coffee is being thinned with milk'?
Tetsujin
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Odd coffee notation on menus
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# Odd coffee notation on menus

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-12-30)

On a trip to Texas I've noticed that espresso drinks are listed on menu boards as "3 oz.," "6 oz.," and "8 oz.," instead of "cortado," "cappuccino," and "latte," respectively. I have not seen this notation anywhere else. Is it unique to Texas, or a new convention that is still catching on, or what?

**Tags:** espresso, coffee-culture, coffee-shop

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Listing the amount might be legally required in Texas?  
> **username_0**: Unlikely, as the convention doesn't seem to apply to drip coffee, tea, etc.  
> **username_1**: Interesting. I have never seen this. Also, that wasn't exist when I was in Texas.  
> **username_2**: Is this literally 'the amount of milk to fill it to that level', so rather than any 'Italian' designation it is listing 'how much your coffee is being thinned with milk'?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2019-02-04. Score: 1

i'm wondering if this is a wee joke?
In any coffee joint in north america it's common to have a name for the size of a drink like vente, grande or small medim large, BUT these are also associated with eactly these kinds of OZ sizes

For example [on the startbucks coffee sizes page](https://customerservice.starbucks.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3113), it reads

The drink sizes we currently offer are:

* Short [8 fl. oz.]
* Tall [12 fl. oz.]
* Grande [16 fl. oz.]
* Venti® Hot [20 fl. oz.]
* Venti® Cold [24 fl. oz.]

also, i may be reading you incorrectly but
"cortado," "cappuccino," and "latte,"
are types of drinks;
oz on the other hand are sizes.

you can have any size applied to a latte for example.

???
apologies if i have misinterpretted you.

m.c.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Um... No, it's not a joke.  
> **username_2**: also Trenta® Cold* [31 fl. oz.]... ermm... is that still over a single shot? You could read small-print through that, between rest-room visits, that is... & if it was in a glass not a paper bucket... ;)  

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