And, of course, there's no shame in simply spelling out in plain language what you'd like when ordering.

BBC: A guide to the lingo and history of whiskey

The most pointless show of all is the self-consciously "clever" game show, usually involving remarkable feats of spelling and mathematical wizardry, that offers no prize at all.

CNN: Shortcuts: Winning a game show

The furor was unsurprising: no work of mainstream English-language fiction had come so close to spelling out homosexual desire.

NEWYORKER: Deceptive Picture