WTF in America
Jun 14th 2014, 6:47 am
#902
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Jun 14th 2014, 7:38 am
#903
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..... Surely you mean "ears"? 
Jun 28th 2014, 8:52 am
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Jun 28th 2014, 8:56 am
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Re: WTF in America
Jun 28th 2014, 9:05 am
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Jun 28th 2014, 12:43 pm
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Re: WTF in America
People saying "Let me get x, y,. z. " at service counters. As if someone is preventing them from getting it. I believe they think it's more polite form than saying "Give me x yz"
I dunno, the wording just annoys me, I feel like saying "sir, are you not ABLE to get it?" or "do you need permission?"but I keep my mouth shut.
I dunno, the wording just annoys me, I feel like saying "sir, are you not ABLE to get it?" or "do you need permission?"but I keep my mouth shut.
Jun 28th 2014, 1:44 pm
#910
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Re: WTF in America
People saying "Let me get x, y,. z. " at service counters. As if someone is preventing them from getting it. I believe they think it's more polite form than saying "Give me x yz"
I dunno, the wording just annoys me, I feel like saying "sir, are you not ABLE to get it?" or "do you need permission?"but I keep my mouth shut.
I dunno, the wording just annoys me, I feel like saying "sir, are you not ABLE to get it?" or "do you need permission?"but I keep my mouth shut.
Jun 28th 2014, 10:47 pm
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Jun 28th 2014, 11:54 pm
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Re: WTF in America
People saying "Let me get x, y,. z. " at service counters. As if someone is preventing them from getting it. I believe they think it's more polite form than saying "Give me x yz"
I dunno, the wording just annoys me, I feel like saying "sir, are you not ABLE to get it?" or "do you need permission?"but I keep my mouth shut.
I dunno, the wording just annoys me, I feel like saying "sir, are you not ABLE to get it?" or "do you need permission?"but I keep my mouth shut.
Indeed....
Jun 29th 2014, 1:35 am
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Re: WTF in America
I do hear some Americans say "give me x y z"
I always use "can I please have". And it's on auto-pilot.
It seems obvious to me though, regardless of whether in US or UK, as the meaning of the words are the same in either place.
Jun 29th 2014, 2:41 am
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Re: WTF in America
Could be misunderstood.
