Can I get a bagel?

Shabadu · 22-07-2005 03:10PM

Don't you mean 'Would you like some mayonnaise on your bagel, sir?'

simu · 22-07-2005 03:12PM

Shabadu wrote:

Don't you mean 'Would you like some mayonnaise on your bagel, sir?'

Please don't hurt me supreme bagel god! I repent! I repent!:

?Qué mayonnaise sen(with squiggle)or?

NotMe · 22-07-2005 03:34PM

I say "Can I get a bagel?" .. actually I've never bought a bagel. I say "Hi can I get chicken fillet on white with lettuce and mayo please." I don't think it's an Americanism.

Peteee · 22-07-2005 03:41PM

fischerspooner wrote:

I think it's a dumbening down of the English language and we'll soon be speaking in Yank accents if something isn't done. Anyone else notice this?

Dumbening?

Is that a cromulent word?

Shabadu · 22-07-2005 04:04PM

Me fail english? That's unpossible!

marshmallow · 22-07-2005 04:25PM

I ask 'Can I get..?' Never thought it to be American.

People who say 'Like, roight, totally' in the same sentence, that would drive me mad. I was introduced to a friend of a friend who said outta the blue 'Like, for sure. Totally!' Grrr...

Maximilian · 22-07-2005 04:53PM

Please may I have a bagel, sir, yo?

impr0v · 22-07-2005 05:13PM

Down with the highbrowization of this fine thread.

BEAT · 22-07-2005 06:42PM

personally I'd never say...can I get a bagel

but then I think bagels are gross, so there ya go

Doper Than U · 22-07-2005 07:14PM

Peteee wrote:

Dumbening?

Is that a cromulent word?

"Dumbening" is a perfectly cromulent Americanism, like "Romantical", "Genetical", "Scientifical" or "Winningest".

DawnMc · 22-07-2005 07:20PM

I'm ridiculous when it comes to that like I say like after everything like. Think it's like a cork thing though. Like.

nlgbbbblth · 22-07-2005 09:54PM

fischerspooner wrote:

stoooooooory bud

scum

cordelia · 22-07-2005 09:57PM

Yes, well, Americanism or not, if Angelina Jolie came towards any of you, two bagels hanging deliciously off her breasts, swinging suggestively back and forth, and said:

"Ask the right way and they're all yours, you sexy beast."

Every fella on this thread would reply:

" /gulp/ can I get a bagel?"

:cool:

nlgbbbblth · 22-07-2005 09:59PM

cordelia wrote:

Yes, well, Americanism or not, if Angelina Jolie came towards any of you, two bagels hanging deliciously off her breasts, swinging suggestively back and forth, and said:

"Ask the right way and they're all yours, you sexy beast."

Every fella on this thread would reply:

" /gulp/ can I have a bagel?"

:cool:

in an ideal world Angelina Jolie would be at least one, and possibly two, cup sizes bigger

cordelia · 22-07-2005 10:00PM

nlgbbbblth wrote:

in an ideal world Angelina Jolie would be at least one, and possibly two, cup sizes bigger

And dangle one, possible two, bagels more...

nlgbbbblth · 22-07-2005 10:03PM

cordelia wrote:

And dangle one, possible two, bagels more...

three bagels
one from each nipple, the third placed provocatively between her breasts. A phallic symbol.

stagolee · 22-07-2005 11:02PM

this threads getting wierd...

anyway its not
"may i have a bagel?"
or
"can i get a bagel?"
its
"gis a bagel" occasionally followed by the polite participle "ye ****"

ergo · 23-07-2005 05:57PM

personally I blame the programme Friends for the whole losing the accent , and the OC or (insert name here).....

and I suppose all the aussie soaps contribute to the raising of the intonation at the end of every sentence

I know some Dublin people who speak very American and remember one of them giving out to me about her own lack of accent and when she goes abroad people think she's American,

so watch out kids, ye future generations may not be greeted in US/AUS or even England with that old favourite "Oh, I love your accent" which has opened up many opportunites for us in the past and present

(and admittedly closed off some but that was more back in the day)

personally I would be of the "Can I have a chicken fillet roll with mayonaise and lettuce please" school but there you go

ExoduS 18.11 · 23-07-2005 06:15PM

Dave wrote:

I never even realised that saying "Can I get" is an Americanism!

Ahhh you have really!
Can i get a.... hmmm lets see.... 2 Large Fries, 4 Chicken Royals and ehhhh.... 5 of those cookies you guys have? etc etc

gregos · 24-07-2005 02:20AM

Dave wrote:

it's a regional way of speaking, which I found myself doing more and more having been hanging around with a few Kerry lads. Being Canadian you wouldn't know this.

I'm not Canadian.

Badly Drunk Boy · 24-07-2005 06:01AM

What's the deal with people and dodgy Jewish food?

Badly Drunk Boy · 24-07-2005 06:10AM

The whole "Can I get" is typically American in that it it that slight bit more agressive than 'Can I have".

The other thing is...a survey done a few years ago found out that most young kids think that the emergency services are got at 911, not 999. That's scary (and potentially dangerous....)

nobodythere · 24-07-2005 10:57AM

It's not dumbing down... It's just a cultural barrier between you and the younger generation, in the same way I go "what the fúck is this?" when I hear Depeche Mode or The Smiths.

We live in a world of TV, most of which is American. It's a shame that our colloquialisms are being washed away but you can't expect it and you can't say it's a sign that we're getting stupid

nobodythere · 24-07-2005 11:05AM

Badly Drunk Boy wrote:

The other thing is...a survey done a few years ago found out that most young kids think that the emergency services are got at 911, not 999. That's scary (and potentially dangerous....)

At least they're not living in the past Mr. Kazinski - It's 112!

StupidLikeAFox · 24-07-2005 11:16AM

ExoduS 18.11 wrote:

Ahhh you have really!
Can i get a.... hmmm lets see.... 2 Large Fries, 4 Chicken Royals and ehhhh.... 5 of those cookies you guys have? etc etc

...and a DIET coke!

Saruman · 24-07-2005 11:31AM

In fairness.. most Americans I know speak very well. Sure there are some differences in grammar BUT listen to yourselves next time you speak and listen to those who speak to you.. Irish people I mean. While we do speak English better than most English people, we still have our OWN way of speaking English that is not correct and makes little or no sense to Americans.

Stop pretending our way of speaking is better than theirs.. although I make fun of my wife sometimes (she is American) but its all in good fun.. this serious talk about it is pointless and hypocritical

Blisterman · 24-07-2005 01:43PM

Badly Drunk Boy wrote:

The whole "Can I get" is typically American in that it it that slight bit more agressive than 'Can I have".

The other thing is...a survey done a few years ago found out that most young kids think that the emergency services are got at 911, not 999. That's scary (and potentially dangerous....)

I dunno about Ireland, but in England, both numbers work, I've heard.

Anyway, there's nothing American about a bagel, with Bacon, Sausage, Egg and White pudding. Delicious.

Hydroquinone · 24-07-2005 01:48PM

Blisterman wrote:

Anyway, there's nothing American about a bagel, with Bacon, Sausage, Egg and White pudding. Delicious.

That's proper fusion cuisine there!! Sausages, bacon and pudding on a bagel! Oy vey! :eek:
Not exactly kosher, is it?
Delicious, though, I'd agree.

Femelade · 24-07-2005 04:32PM

grasshopa wrote:

At least they're not living in the past Mr. Kazinski - It's 112!

actually,

112
911
999

these are emergency numbers in ireland.

Badly Drunk Boy · 24-07-2005 11:13PM

The newer numbers were added because so many people thought that they were the real numbers, due to the proliferation of American TV/cop shows....

Can I get a bagel?

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