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Single Company mentioned?

It seems odd to mention a particular company in an article like this. There must be hundreds of companies that make similar products. Why single out one in particular? Qzed (talk) 16:37, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation

Mind adding one?71.94.63.105 (talk) 18:16, 17 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Added, ripped from Wikitionary so I hope it's alright.--Eion (talk) 23:44, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

American Affectation?

A friend tells me that use of this word is actually an American affectation and that it is not actually used in France. Anyone know? Kostaki mou (talk) 21:19, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think he is right. As a kid, 60 or 65 years ago, in the States I heard my mother and other adults ordering "demitasses" after dinner. When I started visiting French extensively 10 years or so later NO one in a French restaurant knew what the hell one was. If you ordered coffee after dinner (which I always did in those days), you ALWAYS got a full cup. Now, I believe, so many millions of American tourists have ordered demitasses over the years that even the French have given up and now provide them. Hayford Peirce (talk) 00:30, 27 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The friend is wrong. It is a term that faded from use in France. See Bissell, Clifford H. "The Word demi-tasse", Modern Language Notes, Vol. 61, No. 5 (May, 1946), pp. 340-343. —Undomelin (talk) 18:42, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

English terminology

If you search Ebay UK for "demi tasse" you find that many items are around 120/140 ml which is about half the capacity of the average mug. 5 May 2013 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.22.159.214 (talk) 15:18, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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 A friend tells me that use of this word is actually an American affectation and that it is not actually used in France.  Anyone know?  [[User:Kostaki mou|Kostaki mou]] ([[User talk:Kostaki mou|talk]]) 21:19, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 :I think he is right. As a kid, 60 or 65 years ago, in the States I heard my mother and other adults ordering "demitasses" after dinner. When I started visiting French extensively 10 years or so later NO one in a French restaurant knew what the hell one was.  If you ordered coffee after dinner (which I always did in those days), you ALWAYS got a full cup.  Now, I believe, so many millions of American tourists have ordered demitasses over the years that even the French have given up and now provide them. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] ([[User talk:Hayford Peirce|talk]]) 00:30, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
+: The friend is wrong. It is a term that faded from use in France. See [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2908949 Bissell, Clifford H. "The Word demi-tasse", Modern Language Notes, Vol. 61, No. 5 (May, 1946), pp. 340-343]. &mdash;[[User:Undomelin|Undomelin]] ([[User talk:Undomelin|talk]]) 18:42, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
 ==English terminology==