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Marketing bollocks, buzzword bingo, or your mum saying "fudge" when she really wants to swear like a trooper. Let's ride the hockey stick curve of this top hat product, solutioneers.

Thanks to simbosan for the idea

(, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 13:13)
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Panini
Now, I try not to get too annoyed over this. Many of you will know that in Italian the singular form is "panino" and the plural "panini". In English, we've adopted the plural form as the singular and we append an 's' for the plural.

This is fine. But don't write "panninnies" on your blackboard. You know who you are, Cafe in Bristol whose name I've forgotten. Additionally, "expresso" is unforgiveable, "Bolognaise" is horrible, and there are several more.

Also, anyone remember Panini stickers?

EDIT: Oh, this is even more off-topic, but Pizza Hut's "Tuscani" pizzas are a perversion of Italian. "Tuscan" (fpl.) in Italian is "Toscane"
(, Sun 11 Apr 2010, 20:05, 4 replies)
let's be honest..
Pizza Hut is a perversion of Italian already.
(, Sun 11 Apr 2010, 20:21, closed)
This is true.
At least they haven't made their name sound more Italian. Pizza Hutta, perhaps.
(, Sun 11 Apr 2010, 20:29, closed)
There's a takeaway near me
of the pizza & kebabs variety called Pizza Hot
(, Sun 11 Apr 2010, 23:13, closed)
I love it when places do this....
Like "Kent's Tuck Inn Fried Chicken" in lower Gornal.
(, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 11:03, closed)

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