I hope you guys have seen this drink before, in like RJC or RI or something. If you hadn't, fret not, because it sucks bad. During lunch at my alma mater 2 weeks ago, I started wondering, how on earth do you pronounce "Minute Maid", since that was the only drink that was available in the vending machines because the other drinks cannot be freaking vended as they are stuck inside. So, here's some food for thought, is it "My-nute Maid", or "Mee-nit Maid"?

Jingwen and I conducted a survey in class, and the general consensus was that it was pronounced "Mee-nit Maid", but, if that's the case, what does it mean then?"

For those of you whose English sucks harder than mine, here's some information regarding the definitions of both "My-nute" and "Mee-nit", from http://www.dictionary .com, which is an online dictionary like the URL suggests.

"My-nute"
1. extremely small, as in size, amount, extent, or degree: minute differences.
2. of minor importance; insignificant; trifling.
3. attentive to or concerned with even the smallest details: a minute examination.

"Mee-nit"
1. A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of an hour, or 60 seconds.
2. A unit of angular measurement equal to one sixtieth of a degree, or 60 seconds. Also called minute of arc.
3. A measure of the distance one can cover in a minute: lives ten minutes from school.
4. A short interval of time; moment. See Synonyms at moment.
5. A specific point in time: Stop that this minute!
6. A note or summary covering points to be remembered; a memorandum.
7. minutes An official record of the proceedings of a meeting.

From the above definitions, the only possible meanings of "Minute Maid" based on how they are pronounced are:

"My-nute Maid"
1. An extremely small maid.
2. A maid of minor importance or an insignificant maid
3. An attentive or concerned maid.

"Mee-nit Maid"
4. wtf?
5. wtf?
6. wtf?
7. A maid that records the proceedings of a meeting (???)

Based on this, we can conclude that the correct way to pronounce "Minute Maid" is indeed "My-nute Maid", because it definitely makes more sense. Heck, at least Jia Hua can get turned on by a "My-nute Maid" as opposed to a "Mee-nit Maid", because he likes all small girls. So, let's start calling it "My-nute Maid" now, and make it happen.