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Anyone want to add to my ever increasing list of words/terms that are just really bloody annoying?
TitaniasAss · 30/12/2022 20:41
Sparklingbrook · 05/01/2023 17:28
I really don’t understand all the angst over ‘can I get?’. I don’t say it myself but it’s not as if it’s confusing in any way at all. 🤷♀️
YeezyPeasy · 05/01/2023 11:59
“Don’t at (@) me”
A favourite of that gobshite James O’Brien
Jean67 · 05/01/2023 18:13
You've made my day just for calling James O'Brien a gobshite. He really is. And that's a word not used enough. I need to say it more often.
YeezyPeasy · 05/01/2023 11:59
“Don’t at (@) me”
A favourite of that gobshite James O’Brien
GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 05/01/2023 18:03
@PAFMO, well, it is American, but the (other) reason people get irritated IMO is because ‘can I get’ implies that you want to climb over the counter etc. and grab it yourself.
The alternative doesn’t have to be ‘Please may I have…’
‘Can I please have…’ doesn’t sound like something from the 1950s.
(And yes, before anyone says it, I do know the official difference between can and may, but in this context it’s not worth bothering about.)
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Marynotsocontrary · 06/01/2023 20:12
Gotten is fine where I am.
It doesn't deserve the hate it gets on MN.
Saltywalruss · 07/01/2023 00:30
I really don't think it gets a lot of hate. Hate is a very strong word! It seems to be trendy to use that word when you dislike something.
Also,( not aimed at you Mary) people aren't ^haters° when they just disagree with you.
Marynotsocontrary · 06/01/2023 20:12
Gotten is fine where I am.
It doesn't deserve the hate it gets on MN.
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