Can I get a ..........
when ordering a drink or food in a pub, does it annoy you if someone says, can I get a beer, or can I get a coke?
Its "Can I have a coke" not "can I get a".
Does it wind anyone else up? Or is it just me?
2007-01-28 22:54:50 · 54 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I know its an American thing, but it bugs me! We are not America! lol
2007-01-28 22:57:47 · update #1
For what its worth, I am not knocking the American people. I am more annoyed with British people who use the phrase in Britain
2007-01-28 23:42:10 · update #2
You are right. I've never picked up the habit of saying it, because as a British person, it seems false and dosn't fit in with the way I usually speak.
Also, how is it possible to 'Grab a shower'? The water would surely run through your fingers!
It is not nearly as annoying as the phrase 'Yummy Mummy' though! That winds me up. I don't know who/what country made that up, but they need a good ticking off!
2007-01-29 00:24:29 · answer #1 · answered by Alison of the Shire 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Im an American and I dont say "can I get a coke" And yes it annoys me also.
2007-01-28 23:04:11 · answer #2 · answered by Randy B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Silly Gorbie is correct. It's may I have a coke? The word "can" means you have the ability to do something. May is a polite request.
2007-01-28 23:03:28 · answer #3 · answered by Debra D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it doesn't annoy me at all. I'm British and I use the phrase all the time. It might not be 100% correct in terms of official English grammar, but I've heard a lot worse.
What annoys me more is when people leave the apostrophe out of it's when they concatenate 'it is'.
2007-01-28 23:00:58 · answer #4 · answered by mark 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Americans have their national language as English and they hav spoilt it....it...wat do these things mean
gonna
wazupp
chill out
howz...
the list is endless
add this phrase too in the list
2007-01-28 23:04:06 · answer #5 · answered by *No Doubt* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That particular one doesn't bother me very much but there are a bunch of other phrases that annoy the heck out of me. Like "I could care less" when it's obviously "I COULDN'T care less", that one makes me want to go berserk on something.
2007-01-28 23:01:56 · answer #6 · answered by DNE 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yeah. Gets my goat too.
I don't know if its a good thing or a bad thing but we are all getting more "Yank-a-cised" or "51st Stated" every day. My mate wrote a thesis about it. The Coca Cola Culture Marches On.
xxB
2007-01-28 22:59:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
what annoys me more is when people do not say please or thank you. The phrase doesnt annoy me really our language is always changing due to different influences, i guess american tv and films probably being one of them
2007-01-29 00:02:14 · answer #8 · answered by Carrot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does annoy me!! It is abuse of the english language. Someone asking "Can I get a coke?" should be answered with "Yes, help yourself" as they are not asking for someone to fetch the item, they are asking if they can get it themselves.
2007-01-28 23:02:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
In literary terms its just different with both sentencesand the meanings change.You may get annoyed if a grammar teacher else its just normal.Its a style to speak.
2007-01-28 23:00:12 · answer #10 · answered by tej 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋