Can I Get?

[gricerboy]

Can I get a small skinny latte?

Can I get a green tea ?

Can I get an Americano?

Can I get....

Can I get....

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They're all at it!!!

[Ticktock]

Can I get a ree-eeewind?

Bo Selecta.

[amcdonald]

Surely they'd ask for a flat white

[darmstadt]

Got a new contract working behind the counter in a cafe?

[Mich the Tester]

Can I get a small skinny latte?

Can I get a green tea ?

Can I get an Americano?

Can I get....

Can I get....

Can I get...

Can I get Can I get Can I get Can I get
Can I get Can I get Can I get Can I get
Can I get Can I get Can I get Can I get
Can I get Can I get Can I get Can I get

They're all at it!!!

Can I conclude that you disapprove of the Americanisation of the English language? If so then I agree. Last time I visited family in the UK, I was disturbed to see signs in public houses pointing to 'restrooms'. Having visited the US, I realised that these were not rooms for the purpose of sleeping or lying down, but why is it necessary to use Americanisms when 'ladies' and 'gents' would be so much clearer?

Other things that annoy me;
- using the word 'like' in the wrong parts of phrases or sentences, e.g. ' I'm like so-o-o not impressed'
- likewise the silly use of the word 'not' and the exaggerated 's-o-o-o-o'
- corporatespeak in general

[RedSauce]

My pet hate is when shop-assistants try and sound polite by adding "at all" to the end of every sentence.

"Can I help at all?"

"Do you need anything else at all?"

[gricerboy]

Got a new contract working behind the counter in a cafe?

I hear it every day in the Wild Bean Cafe concession at client co.

Can I conclude that you disapprove of the Americanisation of the English language? If so then I agree. Last time I visited family in the UK, I was disturbed to see signs in public houses pointing to 'restrooms'. Having visited the US, I realised that these were not rooms for the purpose of sleeping or lying down, but why is it necessary to use Americanisms when 'ladies' and 'gents' would be so much clearer?

Other things that annoy me;
- using the word 'like' in the wrong parts of phrases or sentences, e.g. ' I'm like so-o-o not impressed'
- likewise the silly use of the word 'not' and the exaggerated 's-o-o-o-o'
- corporatespeak in general

Yes, you are correct in your assertion.

Indeed, if one wishes to be correct then the request should be in the conditional so, for example, I would always phrase my requests "please could I have..."


One certainly wouldn't use "Can I get.." at my golf club. In fact any prospective members who even hint that they indulge in such grammatical monstrosities are roundly black balled at the earliest opportunity.

[Platypus]

Other things that annoy me;
- using the word 'like' in the wrong parts of phrases or sentences, e.g. ' I'm like so-o-o not impressed'
- likewise the silly use of the word 'not' and the exaggerated 's-o-o-o-o'
- corporatespeak in general

They like literally make me incandescent with rage. Literally!!!!!

[northernladuk]

My pet hate is when shop-assistants try and sound polite by adding "at all" to the end of every sentence.

"Can I help at all?"

"Do you need anything else at all?"

Infinitely worse than this in my world is being called love, darling, gorgeous, mate, fella etc

[vetran]

Infinitely worse than this in my world is being called love, darling, gorgeous, mate, fella etc

unsubtle but desperate attempt to get us all to call you Darling - hey mate?

Can i get called love - at all?