Truffles or Trifles: The Debate Over Bowl Names

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Discussion Overview

The thread centers around the confusion between the terms "trifle" and "truffle," particularly in the context of how they are used and pronounced by hosts and guests. Participants share their frustrations and humorous anecdotes related to this linguistic mix-up, as well as other pet peeves regarding language and pronunciation.

Discussion Character

  • Opinion-based
  • Anecdotal
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses frustration over guests calling it a "truffle bowl" instead of a "trifle bowl," noting the incorrect usage in both speech and writing.
  • Another participant shares a similar annoyance, cringing at the misspelling of "trifle" as "triffle."
  • Several users mention that the term "truffle" brings to mind chocolate candies, while "trifle" refers to a layered dessert.
  • One participant identifies as a consultant and shares their experience of explaining the difference between trifle and truffle during shows, viewing it as an opportunity to educate customers.
  • Another participant humorously suggests that a "Chocolate Truffle Trifle" would confuse people even more.
  • Some participants note that people often mispronounce or misspell words, leading to frustration, and they have given up trying to correct them.
  • One participant shares a pet peeve about the misuse of "weary" versus "wary," expressing their irritation with common language mistakes.
  • Another participant mentions their annoyance with the incorrect use of apostrophes in plural forms, sharing their experience as a teacher correcting such errors.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share a common frustration regarding the misuse of "trifle" and "truffle," but views differ on how to address or cope with these language issues. No clear consensus emerges on whether to correct others or simply accept the mistakes.

Contextual Notes

The discussion reflects personal experiences and frustrations related to language use among participants, many of whom have backgrounds in teaching or consulting.

Who May Find This Useful

Members of the consultant community who encounter similar language issues in their interactions with hosts and guests may find this discussion relatable.

Somewhat off the original topic but people of the world please don't say "NU-kul-ar" when it is "nu-CLE-ar". Sigh!​
 
lockhartkitchen said:
My pet peave is putting the ' in front of all s. Like cat's or dog's or you get the picture. Where did this ever make sense? As a fourth grade teacher, I have to reset their minds to understanding this isn't correct. I'm like Monk, I want to change all the signs in town or let them know when they have made this mistake. "Breakfast's only $3.00" Ugggh. It drives me nuts!
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You need to read the book Eats, Shoots, and Leaves. It's great and comes with a correction kit so you can correct the signs you see in your community. :D

You might also enjoy the website The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks.
 
Dotty said:
You know, that gives me a good idea for a chocolate truffle trifle.
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Say that 3 times fast!!!

Have you come up with a recipe yet??
 
Dotty said:
You know, that gives me a good idea for a chocolate truffle trifle.
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I was thinking TRIPLE TRUFFLE TRIFLE!
 
One that drives me INSANE, especially on FB, is that people cannot spell definitely.
So many people put an A in it somewhere and it makes me crazy!!.
It's not even that hard, just put an 'ly' at the end of DEFINITE.
okay, I feel better now and sorry if I offended anyone :o
 
pampchefsarah said:
Ooo! Ooo!, I have pet peeve (actually, I have so many, I can hardly call them 'pets') -

"I hope my team won't loose the game, tonight." Really, is it possible the game will become partially detached from its setting?
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Too funny Sarah! That is a huge pet peeve of mine. I mean, seriously, lose vs. loose - that is such a basic word - I'm surprised by the amount of people who use loose instead of lose.
 
Something I'm seeing more often is people who can't (or just dont' want to) spell "probably" correctly, and just write "prolly." :eek:
 
NooraK said:
Something I'm seeing more often is people who can't (or just dont' want to) spell "probably" correctly, and just write "prolly." :eek:
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It's the curse of text messaging. I'll never be able to text message, because apparently it involves purposely misspelling words. I can't bring myself to do it.
 
The turn this thread has taken is making me laugh.

I was a church secretary for years. I didn't create the screens for the songs, but everyone assumed I did. One song in particular used the word grateful several times. A couple of people came to me on more than one occasion to tell me that grateful was misspelled. It wasn't, so I didn't worry about it. Finally the pastor came to me and told me to let my friend who did the screens know that grateful was misspelled on this particular song, and it was driving his wife crazy. I told him it wasn't misspelled. he said, "Yes it is. Grateful is spelled g-r-e-a-t-f-u-l."

I said, "No, it isn't. Grateful does not come from the word great. It comes from gratitude." He was shocked.

Still makes me chuckle.
 
OK... now I have a host calling it the Trivet Bowl! LOL!
 
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