[Misc] Phrases you hate people saying

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zefarelly

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Jul 7, 2003
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Sussex, by the sea
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ESL
run that by me (again)

and when I was running my own business, answering the phone and hearing 'Hello mate, I was just after a bit of advice' :angry:
 














Mellor 3 Ward 4

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Jul 27, 2004
10,280
saaf of the water
'Can I get'

If I worked in a pub / café / shop I would refuse to serve anyone who spoke to me in such a ridiculous Americanism.

Whatever happened to 'Please may I have'....
 


Lever

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Feb 6, 2019
5,448
'scenes', 'give your head a wobble'; they may have been striking originally but totally cliched now...
 






Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011
69,408
Withdean area
'Can I get'

If I worked in a pub / café / shop I would refuse to serve anyone who spoke to me in such a ridiculous Americanism.

Whatever happened to 'Please may I have'....

Better than “Get me a .....”.

Some oaths cut out politeness altogether when shopping, offering just the noun:

“Paracetamol”.
“Stamps”.
 


Lyndhurst 14

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Jan 16, 2008
5,246
'Can I get'

If I worked in a pub / café / shop I would refuse to serve anyone who spoke to me in such a ridiculous Americanism.

Whatever happened to 'Please may I have'....

Last time I was in Brighton I witnessed that in a lot of queues, then I saw a bunch of Whitehawk chavs in their Yankees baseball caps (on back to front of course) and saw a load of Halloween tat in the stores. Felt like I was back in New York. Looks like the Americanisation of the UK is well under way - what next real estate and apartments?
 




















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