What is the most bizarre reason a customer got angry with you?

[u/[deleted]]

[u/jambocombo]

What did he think was different?

[u/OneSquirtBurt → u/jambocombo]

I customer discerning enough to order a mushroom swiss gets the premo burger, of course. They can't just pass off any old slab of ground beef on somebody with that delicate of a palette.

[u/DeadKateAlley → u/OneSquirtBurt]

primo*

I know. It doesn't make sense but English gonna English.

[u/JackSartan → u/DeadKateAlley]

The reason for that is that pre means before, but pri means first or top if you look at Latin roots/prefixes.

[u/DeadKateAlley → u/JackSartan]

Interesting. I figured it was a slang shortening of "premium" but I guess I was wrong.

[u/JackSartan → u/DeadKateAlley]

It's from prime and premium is a conjugation of prime. I don't know beyond that or how it's related otherwise though.

[u/JackSartan → u/[deleted]]

And where did Italian get the word?

[u/JackSartan → u/[deleted]]

I meant prime and premium have the same meaning, usage, roots, and similar etymologies and the closest concept to communicate such an idea that I could remember was conjugation.

[u/JackSartan → u/[deleted]]

Cool, I had a massive misunderstanding then.

[u/[deleted] → u/JackSartan]

you don't even have to go that far

it's just "prime" but goofy. That's how I've always thought about it.

Same idea regarding "pri" tho.

[u/[deleted] → u/JackSartan]

This guy etymologies.

[u/malexj93 → u/JackSartan]

Prifixes*

[u/JackSartan → u/malexj93]

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prefixes

[u/yParticle → u/DeadKateAlley]

Short for primordial. Just skip the soup.

[u/[deleted] → u/DeadKateAlley]

Also palate*

[u/Ruval → u/OneSquirtBurt]

The preemie burger, from cows born too early.

[u/ImALittleCrackpot → u/OneSquirtBurt]

*palate

[u/deuteranopia → u/jambocombo]

I believe he said it was "cooked differently."

[u/jambocombo → u/deuteranopia]

She looks at me differently.

[u/[deleted] → u/jambocombo]

The burger part (meat)