waiters and waitresses of the world, please help me out here, for those who don't remember what an acronym is, it is each letter being a word as in " today(t) I (i) pulled (p) something (S).
Thanks for any help, I am trying to help one of my employees get an extra tip if she finds this out.
2006-09-18 08:25:09 · 11 answers · asked by Sullygolf 2 in Dining Out ➔ United States ➔ Other - US Dining Out
I can't remember if it is:
To Insure Prompt Service
or
To Insure Proper Service
Either way, we want our food and we want it now! Please!
2006-09-18 09:10:17 · answer #1 · answered by sdarp1322 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
technically the word 'insure' in the acronym T.I.P.S. is completely misused. The proper word would be 'ensure' but that would not support TIPS being an acronym.
This means that tips is not an acronym at all and while constantly referred to 'to insure proper/prompt service', it really is just a word used a long time ago in reference to the act of rewarding beyond standard payment
2014-12-08 09:14:29 · answer #2 · answered by Bradley 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To Insure Prompt Service
2006-09-18 14:27:42 · answer #3 · answered by pamnscot 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To Insure Prompt Service
2006-09-18 08:34:14 · answer #4 · answered by LAUGHING MAGPIE 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To Insure Prompt Service
2006-09-18 08:33:03 · answer #5 · answered by Mark 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
To Insure Prompt Service.
2006-09-18 08:57:38 · answer #6 · answered by Shelley L 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
'Tip' is an old word, and it has nothing to do with either acronyms or the act of attempting to influence quality of service. Although the word has many meanings, both as a verb and as a noun, the use of the term as it applies to monetary rewards to servants dates to the 1700s. It first appeared in this context as a verb ("Then I, Sir, tips me the Verger with half a Crown" from the 1706 George Farquhar play The Beaux Stratagem) and was first recorded as a noun in 1755. However, the use of 'tip' to describe the act of giving something to another (where that list of possible 'somethings' could include small sums of money, intelligence on horse races, or the latest silly joke) goes back to 1610. 'Tip' slipped into the language as underworld slang, with the verb 'to tip' (meaning 'to give to or share with') being used by shady characters as part of the then-current argot of petty criminals.
Nowadays this use of 'tip' has become entirely respectable, but it is amusing that the usage began its linguistic life as tough guy jargon. One wonders if future generations will similarly discover that some of their everyday terms sprang from scenes in The Godfather or were first voiced in episodes of The Sopranos.
2006-09-19 07:29:34 · answer #7 · answered by sjpadilla1 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Can I answer this question with a question? If T.I.P.S. means "to insure prompt/proper service" then why do we give the tip when we are getting ready to leave the restaurant?
2006-09-18 12:00:33 · answer #8 · answered by everfair 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
TO
IMPROVE
PERSONAL
SERVICE
2017-01-26 22:23:05 · answer #9 · answered by Maxobillion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to insure proper service
2006-09-18 08:26:24 · answer #10 · answered by jay d 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋