The latest annoying Americanisms
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Not content with pissing the whole nation off by copying the Australian upward inflection when ending a sentence, I've increasingly noticed the latest verbal obsession of the weak minded is to use the phrase 'can I get' when ordering a drink at the bar or food in a restaurant.
NO, you sad illiterate copycat, it's 'can I have!' - not f
king 'GET!'.
And while we're at it, I've noticed during radio or TV interviews, when the the presenter asks a question, the person being interviewed will often start their answer with 'So', followed by a pause and then the answer.
What do you mean 'so'?! Just answer the f*cking question! You're not an American, and you're not in f*cking America!
NO, you sad illiterate copycat, it's 'can I have!' - not f
king 'GET!'.And while we're at it, I've noticed during radio or TV interviews, when the the presenter asks a question, the person being interviewed will often start their answer with 'So', followed by a pause and then the answer.
What do you mean 'so'?! Just answer the f*cking question! You're not an American, and you're not in f*cking America!
Siscar said:
To get means to receive, to come into possession of, there is nothing in 'get' that says that you need to do something to acquire it. So what is wrong with saying 'can I get...' ?
Doesn't matter, it just sounds wrong hearing people in this country trying to be a hip yank when they're not.They should be proud of they way we say things, not try to start ridiculous verbal fashions that sound out of context.
Cobnapint said:
Doesn't matter, it just sounds wrong hearing people in this country trying to be a hip yank when they're not.
They should be proud of they way we say things, not try to start ridiculous verbal fashions that sound out of context.
Yeah, and another thing, whats with all these people speaking "trendy" modern day English - there wa snothing wrong with the way Shakespeare spoke, why do a lot of people insist on speaking this ridiculous "modern" English?They should be proud of they way we say things, not try to start ridiculous verbal fashions that sound out of context.
You do realise that languages evolve? Do you still call the internet "the information super highway"?
Cobnapint said:
Siscar said:
To get means to receive, to come into possession of, there is nothing in 'get' that says that you need to do something to acquire it. So what is wrong with saying 'can I get...' ?
Doesn't matter, it just sounds wrong hearing people in this country trying to be a hip yank when they're not.They should be proud of they way we say things, not try to start ridiculous verbal fashions that sound out of context.
So it sounds to me like you are advocating a step back in the use of grammar.
22Rgt said:
Standard answer bar staff/ shop assistants should give is 'no you cant 'get' it but i will get it for you'..
If that is the case then shouldn't they give a similar response to 'can I have'? That doesn't imply them getting it for you either.Red 5 said:
Anyone who was brung up proper knows it's 'Please may I have'
Actually it is probably something more like 'Please could you get xxx for me?'Edited by Siscar on Monday 7th October 07:32
Even on cumudgeonly PH I have seen "go figure" written down frequently.
Charming from an American, disappointing from a Brit, however theirs is the dominant language culture and I've come to accept the inevitable.
Still I derived a in-my-head rule that anyone uttering "go figure" is a loathsome tosser.
Charming from an American, disappointing from a Brit, however theirs is the dominant language culture and I've come to accept the inevitable.
Still I derived a in-my-head rule that anyone uttering "go figure" is a loathsome tosser.
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