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January 24th 16, 03:06 PM
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Another spelling mistake on the Tube
One that REALLY annoys me is customers in shops saying, "Can I get...[etc]?"
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January 24th 16, 03:26 PM
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Another spelling mistake on the Tube
On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 08:06:28 -0800 (PST), Offramp
wrote: One that REALLY annoys me is customers in shops saying, "Can I get...[etc]?" Almost as bad as "Have got" when "Have" is sufficient. |
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January 24th 16, 03:44 PM
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Another spelling mistake on the Tube
Here is another odd Americanism:
Q: Have you got a pencil sharpener? A: No, I don't. Why? Why change the verb? |
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January 26th 16, 08:00 AM
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Another spelling mistake on the Tube
On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 08:44:56 -0800 (PST), Offramp
wrote: Here is another odd Americanism: Q: Have you got a pencil sharpener? A: No, I don't. Why? Why change the verb? So the got rot is setting in within those US. The proper form would be: Q: Have you a pencil sharpener? OR: Do you have you a pencil sharpener? A: A: No, I don't. (Implied "have"). |
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January 24th 16, 04:47 PM
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Another spelling mistake on the Tube
"Offramp" wrote in message ... One that REALLY annoys me is customers in shops saying, "Can I get...[etc]?" I really REALLY REALLY hate people saying "enjoy" as they put a plate of food in front of me tim |
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January 24th 16, 06:23 PM
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Another spelling mistake on the Tube
On Sunday, 24 January 2016 17:47:08 UTC, tim..... wrote:
I really REALLY REALLY hate people saying "enjoy" as they put a plate of food in front of me That gets on my thingies as well! I was brought up to know that the sortest sentence in the Bible was "Jesus wept". Not, "Take this all of you. ENJOY!" |
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January 24th 16, 05:08 PM
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Another spelling mistake on the Tube
On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 08:06:28 -0800 (PST), Offramp
wrote: One that REALLY annoys me is customers in shops saying, "Can I get...[etc]?" Can you explain that to a foreigner? I've been using "Can i get..." when ordering beer. Should I say something else? -- jhk |
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January 24th 16, 10:17 PM
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Another spelling mistake on the Tube
On 2016\01\24 18:08, Jarle Hammen Knudsen wrote:
On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 08:06:28 -0800 (PST), Offramp wrote: One that REALLY annoys me is customers in shops saying, "Can I get...[etc]?" Can you explain that to a foreigner? I've been using "Can i get..." when ordering beer. Should I say something else? Historically "Can I get a beer" meant "Can I come to your side of the counter and get the beer myself?" whereas "Can I have a beer" meant "Can YOU get me a beer?" But the usage has changed and "Can I get a beer" is now used commonly by young English people, so you shouldn't worry about using it. It doesn't make you sound foreign, it just makes you sound young. |
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January 24th 16, 06:57 PM
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Another spelling mistake on the Tube
Paul Corfield wrote:
On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 19:08:17 +0100, Jarle Hammen Knudsen wrote: On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 08:06:28 -0800 (PST), Offramp wrote: One that REALLY annoys me is customers in shops saying, "Can I get...[etc]?" Can you explain that to a foreigner? I've been using "Can i get..." when ordering beer. Should I say something else? "Can I have a pint of ...... please?" or "A pint of .... please?" or "I'd like a pint of ...... please? Don't you just love the English language? Someone will be along shortly to tell you all of my suggestions are wrong! That's why I didn't dare reply! @Jarle: The reason is that grammar nazis will reply to "can I get..." with, "Yes, I think you can. Not necessarily here of course. Did you want anything from me?" It is of course the kind of thing that makes you think that the answer to the question "can they get laid" is a definitive no, which explains their frustration. |
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January 24th 16, 06:58 PM
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Another spelling mistake on the Tube
On 2016-01-24 19:39:40 +0000, Paul Corfield said:
On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 19:08:17 +0100, Jarle Hammen Knudsen wrote: On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 08:06:28 -0800 (PST), Offramp wrote: One that REALLY annoys me is customers in shops saying, "Can I get...[etc]?" Can you explain that to a foreigner? I've been using "Can i get..." when ordering beer. Should I say something else? "Can I have a pint of ...... please?" or "A pint of .... please?" or "I'd like a pint of ...... please? Don't you just love the English language? Someone will be along shortly to tell you all of my suggestions are wrong! "Can I have a pint of bitter please?" To which the answer is yes, you can. E. |
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