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"Can I get"

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Facilitatingdarkness · 07/09/2021 21:02

What's wrong with "Can I have"?

It doesn't even make grammatical sense! I've noticed it more and more when people are ordering coffee, to the point that more people say it than not.

Makes me irrationally angry. Just me?

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Chunkymenrock · 07/09/2021 21:08

It's incredibly rude. 'May I have a xxx please' is far nicer.

Geamhradh · 07/09/2021 21:06

It's perfectly grammatically correct usage.
Semantically "get" is a synonym of "have" and a million other verbs.
It's probably the most useful verb in English as it can be used in so many contexts.

Sparklingbrook · 07/09/2021 21:04

Doesn’t bother me but there’s been threads about it where everyone gets annoyed.
It’s not like anyone going to leap over the counter and fix themselves a coffee at Starbucks or anything.

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