Young people ordering food in restaurants

[AlwaysAway2]

Can I get?

FFS. This is maybe appropriate to ask at a buffet.

Who taught them English?

[Der Kaiser]

Imagine being so bothered by such an innocuous thing.

[DJ Lee]

Personally don't see anything wrong this this....
'Can I get' a show of hands for anyone else who agrees? :)

[Joe Gillis]

I'll have

[Malckent]

Absolutely hate the can I get statement, I think it must have come across the pond. I am waiting for someone to reply to a statement like can I get a pint of lager and a glass to wine with no I'll get it for you because you don't work here.

[Malckent]

Also what is all this business with starting a sentence with the word So.

[rudy gestede]

Language evolves and changes, no point getting in a state about it.

This board has become like the daily mail comments section of moaning old men.

[Bluebina]

Absolutely hate the can I get statement, I think it must have come across the pond. I am waiting for someone to reply to a statement like can I get a pint of lager and a glass to wine with no I'll get it for you because you don't work here.

[Bluebina]

Language evolves and changes, no point getting in a state about it.

This board has become like the daily mail comments section of moaning old men.

Last bit is so true

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Also what is all this business with starting a sentence with the word So.

Is 'So' any worse than 'Well'?

[Malckent]

Is 'So' any worse than 'Well'?

miss em both out and get on with the sentence. So I am a moaning old git. Well now we all know.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

miss em both out and get on with the sentence. So I am a moaning old git. Well now we all know.

But it's all the fillers that make language more interesting and nuanced. When you learn other languages you can measure your progress by adding such things rather than just getting by on the bare bones.

[NYCBlue]

I'll have

Is a bit presumptuous. How about "may I have"?

[NYCBlue]

Language evolves and changes, no point getting in a state about it.

This board has become like the daily mail comments section of moaning old men.

This.

[life on mars]

Can I get?

FFS. This is maybe appropriate to ask at a buffet.

Who taught them English?

English language is dead , in our dumbed down reality TV social media driven world , along with morals and responsibility.

[Croesy Blue]

English language is dead , in our dumbed down reality TV social media driven world , along with morals and responsibility.

People have been saying this for millenia, buck the trend and don't become a miserable old **** by believing it.

[Rjk]

In 1000 years they think there won't be a single word used today that retains its same meaning. Embrace the change

[rudy gestede]

In 1000 years they think there won't be a single word used today that retains its same meaning. Embrace the change

Exactly, get rid of the needless cynicism and life becomes a lot better.

[City123]

Language evolves and changes, no point getting in a state about it.

This board has become like the daily mail comments section of moaning old men.

This board is desperate for the return of league football

[AlwaysAway2]

Imagine being so bothered by such an innocuous thing.

Imagine not!

[Der Kaiser]

This board is desperate for the return of league football

I'm not sure football can cure the state of boredom some on here clearly suffer from.

[Der Kaiser]

Imagine not!

Almost as if you've got too much time in your day...

[Malckent]

But it's all the fillers that make language more interesting and nuanced. When you learn other languages you can measure your progress by adding such things rather than just getting by on the bare bones.

You should have underlined the well also.
Ha ha.

[rudy gestede]

I'm not sure football can cure the state of boredom some on here clearly suffer from.

It’s misery as well as boredom. The amount of pointless complaining on here is through the roof.

[The Bloop]

I'd be more annoyed that they didn't say 'please'