> No matter how affected you may feel the term is, Barista IS Starbucks'
> term the position. It is a real word. It is Italian for barkeeper and
> is commonly used for the person who operates the expresso machine.


Over dinner tonight, we were discussing billboards promoting Dunkin' Donuts'
assault on Stabucks lattes, and wondered how they'd brand their
brewmeisters: Dunkeisters? Dunquistadores?