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Coffee House Lingo. My first visit to Starbucks! As far as I could tell, this is what I learned: 1- Hot or Iced.

Coffee House Lingo. My first visit to Starbucks!

Many drinks apparently can come cold, but if you don’t say anything, the default is hot. 2- Size. Short (8oz), Tall (12oz), Grande (16oz), Venti (20oz) 3-Type of drink. Coffee- chose light, medium or dark roast, flavors change daily. Starbucks Drinks for People Who Have Never Ordered at Starbucks. Holiday Drinks These drinks get their own section because the seasonal drinks are the ultimate treat, but they are only available around Thanksgiving and Christmastime.

Starbucks Drinks for People Who Have Never Ordered at Starbucks

So if you're not one to just stop into Starbucks, you may want to do so around the holidays just to try some of these amazing lattes. 6. Starbucks Terminology: How to Order Drinks From the Starbucks Menu. The one bit of Starbucks terminology I did manage to pick up on when I was still a barista was affogato.

Starbucks Terminology: How to Order Drinks From the Starbucks Menu

This term refers to those of us who want just a little more coffee in our frappuccinos. When ordering from a Starbucks menu, just ask for a caramel frap affogado and you will get your delicious blended drink with a shot of espresso on top. This is an especially tasty Starbucks treat when they put caramel drizzle before adding the shot, for those of you who might want to try this. If you couldn't tell, caramel is my favorite flavoring for coffee. A couple of months ago, barista Jen came to visit from out of state. For those curious about just what the Starbucks term macchiato means exactly, it's simple. Upside Down: Caramel macchiatos can be ordered "upside down," meaning that the shot is added first instead of last. Espresso con panna is simply shots with whipped cream on top. Also called an undertoe, the teardrop is a layered espresso shot with flavoring and milk. What's a Latte? Your Guide to Common Starbucks Drinks. It happens every day.

What's a Latte? Your Guide to Common Starbucks Drinks

A customer walks into Starbucks, gazes at the menu, and with a slight shrug walks up and orders a.... um, Latte? The short description on the menu boards don't really give a good summary of what you're ordering unless you're a seasoned coffee drinker. What about those new to the coffee, or Starbucks world? Here's a quick rundown of the basics: Espresso shots - Comes in singles, doubles, triples, quads, etc. English Resources. Internet Resources - Writers Resources - Writing Links & Writers Links for Writers - Word Stuff.

Unsorted [/writers] James Patrick Kelly - Murder Your Darlings - "When time comes to make that final revision, however, you must harden your heart, sharpen the ax and murder your darlings.

Internet Resources - Writers Resources - Writing Links & Writers Links for Writers - Word Stuff

" Greda Vaso - Determining the Readability of a Book - includes formulas for Gunning's Fog Index, Flesch Formula, Powers Sumner Kearl L. Kip Wheeler - Literary Terms and Definitions L. BlaBlaMeter - Bullshit detection tool. Foreign Words and Phrases. 100 Most beautiful words in the English language* 100 Themes Challenge Writing Prompts « Scribbling on the Computer. A list of prompts has been floating around on the internet – I was told it originated on DeviantART – and after having successfully used the prompts, I share them with you.

100 Themes Challenge Writing Prompts « Scribbling on the Computer

You pick a list (I have two right here) and write something for each theme. Poems, drabbles, short stories, journal entries, anything. A group of us from Holy Worlds are using the list to outline an entire novel to be written for NaNoWriMo. I just finished my outline today. :D You would be shocked to find how easy it is to create an entire, round, detailed plot just by using each theme to create a scene. The Original List 1. Find your key emotion; this may be all you need to know to find your short story. ~ F. The Emotions List 1. What Does Your Body Language Say About You? How To Read Signs and Recognize Gestures - Jinxi Boo - Jinxi Boo.

Art by LaetitziaAs we all know, communication is essential in society.

What Does Your Body Language Say About You? How To Read Signs and Recognize Gestures - Jinxi Boo - Jinxi Boo

Advancements in technology have transformed the way that we correspond with others in the modern world. Because of the constant buzz in our technological world, it's easy to forget how important communicating face-to-face is. When conversing old-school style, it's not only speech we verbalize that matters, but what our nonverbal gestures articulate as well. Body language is truly a language of its own. We all have quirks and habits that are uniquely our own. 10% from what the person actually says40% from the tone and speed of voice50% is from their body language. List of fallacies.

A fallacy is incorrect argument in logic and rhetoric resulting in a lack of validity, or more generally, a lack of soundness.

List of fallacies

Fallacies are either formal fallacies or informal fallacies. Formal fallacies[edit] Main article: Formal fallacy Appeal to probability – is a statement that takes something for granted because it would probably be the case (or might be the case).[2][3]Argument from fallacy – assumes that if an argument for some conclusion is fallacious, then the conclusion is false.Base rate fallacy – making a probability judgment based on conditional probabilities, without taking into account the effect of prior probabilities.[5]Conjunction fallacy – assumption that an outcome simultaneously satisfying multiple conditions is more probable than an outcome satisfying a single one of them.[6]Masked man fallacy (illicit substitution of identicals) – the substitution of identical designators in a true statement can lead to a false one.

Seven Common Character Types.