Is anybody else on AB fed up with the increase of Americanisations into the English language ?
My pet hate at the moment is : "Can I get ......." rather than "Can I please have......". I was in a queue for some coffee a couple of days ago when a lady asked fora hot chocolate as follows : "Can I get a luxury hot chocolate and can I also get no marshmallows". Drives me mad !! (But then I have been called an old curmudgeon !)
FBG40
Yes, "can I get...." drives me mad too. I work in an amusement arcade, and people say "Can I get a pound of twos? " no you can't, I want to say, I'll get them for you because that's my job. You can't come and get them.
Isn't Americanisation itself an Americanisation? I certainly loathe Can I get? I also dislike 'filling out' forms, I fill them in. I suppose that makes me an old curmudgeon too then, we need to ensure we're not a persecuted minority.
No, doesn't bother me as the object of a language is communication, but what DOES bother me is people, particularly on AB who use, obscure or rarely used words, which to me mind, is a reflection on their supposed enhanced intellectual status.
Yes, "can I get...." drives me mad too. I work in an amusement arcade, and people say "Can I get a pound of twos? " no you can't, I want to say, I'll get them for you because that's my job. You can't come and get them.
AOG
My avatar - I'm a retired fireman and this was the nearest avatar I could find to my job. Please note that I use the term FIREMAN not FIREFIGHTER !
FBG40
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