Presentation Review Part Deux

So again I really enjoyed every presentation. But only need to review two so.....
I really enjoyed Patricia's presentation. I found her analysis very interesting. I have friends whose families come from Sicily and they always complain about how people misuse Italian words in English. The fact that we use the plural forms to describe a singular item like panini and singular forms for foods containing more than one of the item like lasagna would probably be one of those complaints. Just never understood exactly what the complaints were and did not really want to stir the pot to find out why (fiery bunch of people). I now know what they were screaming about. I also thought it was very interesting how the word pepperoni has changed from meaning a pepper to the dried spicy salami that we find here.
I also really enjoyed Mary's presentation. Now I am not a coffee drinker but I do enjoy their peppermint hot chocolate. But I was never sure exactly what I was ordering when it came to the sizes. I usually just guess and take what I get without complaints. I now have a better understanding of the what the sizes now represent. I thought her analysis of how they use the foreign words mixed with the English was very interesting also. I do not usually look that closely at the menus but the next time I stop at a Starbucks I will be sure to be more observant.