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I hate when Irish people say: "can I get a..."

SuperInfinity

You hear this phrase in takeaways, restaurants, pubs, from Irish people. And it's PURE American. Not just people who are "cool" and modern either, old people from rural areas also say it nowadays.

It's worse than just American english, it's SLANG. It's idiomatic slang. "can I get a" is a slang expression. In Irish slang you should say something like "gizz a double cheeseburger with chips".

I've a right mind to go up to them and say: "what are you on about, what country to you think you're in, ya PLANK!!!!"

*suspects hate from people who do say it*

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Rabble Rabble

Why the f*ck are we protecting the purity of the English language. I understand why English nationalists might care, but why would anybody in Ireland care if we talked American English, or UK English, or either mixed up with Hibernian English.

And what is American about this phrase anyway.

EDIT:

apparently get rather than have.

Well, I can see that. Someone else is doing the getting, true enough. Still the correct English is

May I have.

Because you can have or get what you want, unless the shop is protected by perspex but you may not. /Comicguy

HavingCrack

MistyCheese wrote: »

WTF is the problem with "Americanisms"??! Considering the amount of American TV most people watch.

So :mad:ing sue me if I say "douchebag" or "sidewalk" or "assholeface". I learned probably 60% of my English through watching TV and the vast majority of that is American TV.

It'd be freakily unnatural for me to come out with something like "Ta tu an anchuinse!" when I've heard "You're a freak" about 100,000 times more often.

You don't actually say sidewalk or doucebag do you ??? Actually since you said "so f*ucking sue me" which is possibly the most irritating Americanism in existence I'd say you probably do.... I don't see what a poorly translated Irish version of 'you're a freak' has to do with anything either... Ta tu an chuinse(shockingly poor, you learn how to say that correctly in 1st class if I recall).

Or possibly you're joking but sarcasm and the internet really do not go well together..

landsleaving

charmer wrote: »

I would generally be completely on your side OP. Backing you up 100%. Thinking how could they not get it?! How could they not see this shameful error?!

But wait...

Attachment not found.

Can I get a :pac:?

Yes.

:pac:

aDeener

i'll be honest a lot of the americanised phrases do slightly annoy me when spoken here but people often forget that the irish themselves contributed an awful lot to those -isms considering how many millions of us went over there, no doubt they had an influence on the speech and sayings which have been brought back here

changes

Excuse me..... would you mind awfully preparing me a cheeseburger and some chips please!!

SuperInfinity

AskMyChocolate wrote: »

It's quite an old term. I remember once, back in the day, my brother was working in a pub which was next door to a chipper. He was running out of one pound notes one day and he gave one of the loungeboys (possibly not the fizziest drink in the fridge) a £20 note and asked him to run in next door and see if he could get twenty singles. You can guess the rest.

LOL! :P :pac:

charmer

SuperInfinity wrote: »

What the hell???? The "can" part of the word has nothing to do with it, it's the "get" part of it. It's amazing that people seem to be so immersed in American culture that a lot of them can't even tell when a phrase that used to never be used in Ireland, was never part of our lexicon.

The correct way to say it is "can I have", not can I get. As for Irish slang, a piece of Irish slang for "pass me the mayonnaise please" is "show me the mayonnaise there willya", which is constantly being eroded away because it's not "cool" to say it.

But of all the things I expected to see in this thread, the fact that you can't even tell that the keyword is GET and not CAN is something that's really surprised me. I'm telling you, I never used to hear it except on tv until recent times.

I would generally be completely on your side OP. Backing you up 100%. Thinking how could they not get it?! How could they not see this shameful error?!

But wait...

Attachment not found.

Can I get a :pac:?

AskMyChocolate

feelingstressed wrote: »

OP, I suggest you stroll over the ranting and raving forum to see how proper rants work.

Very poor effort here

Tbh going up to any shop assistant and starting with "give me a" is pretty abrupt imo. Maybe I'm just too polite, I wouldn't do it.

Lately in our local chippers, I hear people call a bag of chips a single.
"Just a single"
Strange term, only heard this recently

It's quite an old term. I remember once, back in the day, my brother was working in a pub which was next door to a chipper. He was running out of one pound notes one day and he gave one of the loungeboys (possibly not the fizziest drink in the fridge) a £20 note and asked him to run in next door and see if he could get twenty singles. You can guess the rest.

[Deleted User]

SuperInfinity wrote: »

What the hell???? The "can" part of the word has nothing to do with it, it's the "get" part of it. It's amazing that people seem to be so immersed in American culture that a lot of them can't even tell when a phrase that used to never be used in Ireland, was never part of our lexicon.

The correct way to say it is "can I have", not can I get. As for Irish slang, a piece of Irish slang for "pass me the mayonnaise please" is "show me the mayonnaise there willya", which is constantly being eroded away because it's not "cool" to say it.

But of all the things I expected to see in this thread, the fact that you can't even tell that the keyword is GET and not CAN is something that's really surprised me. I'm telling you, I never used to hear it except on tv until recent times.

cry me a river.

Wile E. Coyote

Shopkeeper: What can I GET you?
Me: Can I get a...?

Still failing to see the issue here OP.

landsleaving

SuperInfinity wrote: »

.....

It's not actively "bothering" me, it just annoys me.

Dude, you should like, totally chill. Can I get a promise you'll stop worrying about this?

SuperInfinity

landsleaving wrote: »

This is still bothering you?

.....

It's not actively "bothering" me, it just annoys me.

landsleaving

SuperInfinity wrote: »

What the hell???? The "can" part of the word has nothing to do with it, it's the "get" part of it. It's amazing that people seem to be so immersed in American culture that a lot of them can't even tell when a phrase that used to never be used in Ireland, was never part of our lexicon.

The correct way to say it is "can I have", not can I get. As for Irish slang, a piece of Irish slang for "pass me the mayonnaise please" is "show me the mayonnaise there willya", which is constantly being eroded away because it's not "cool" to say it.

But of all the things I expected to see in this thread, the fact that you can't even tell that the keyword is GET and not CAN is something that's really surprised me. I'm telling you, I never used to hear it except on tv until recent times.

This is still bothering you?

i57dwun4yb1pt8

SuperInfinity wrote: »

You hear this phrase in takeaways, restaurants, pubs, from Irish people. And it's PURE American. Not just people who are "cool" and modern either, old people from rural areas also say it nowadays.

It's worse than just American english, it's SLANG. It's idiomatic slang. "can I get a" is a slang expression. In Irish slang you should say something like "gizz a double cheeseburger with chips".

I've a right mind to go up to them and say: "what are you on about, what country to you think you're in, ya PLANK!!!!"

*suspects hate from people who do say it*

And I hate it when you dont put enough napkins in with the order .

SuperInfinity

Deleted User wrote: »

What exactly is american about this? I used to be told in school to say "may i go to the toilet" instead of "can i go to the toilet" and i had never seen american television. So "can i get a can of coke" sounds perfect in my head since i've been using it since i was 4.

OP, fuking shlt thread.

What the hell???? The "can" part of the word has nothing to do with it, it's the "get" part of it. It's amazing that people seem to be so immersed in American culture that a lot of them can't even tell when a phrase that used to never be used in Ireland, was never part of our lexicon.

The correct way to say it is "can I have", not can I get. As for Irish slang, a piece of Irish slang for "pass me the mayonnaise please" is "show me the mayonnaise there willya", which is constantly being eroded away because it's not "cool" to say it.

But of all the things I expected to see in this thread, the fact that you can't even tell that the keyword is GET and not CAN is something that's really surprised me. I'm telling you, I never used to hear it except on tv until recent times.

walshb

CreepingDeath wrote: »

Humans are social creatures, we take in social influences from others, that includes all the trashy American TV.

Nail on the head...

I don't see a problem with "Can I get." I never ever say "Gizza." What is so wrong with trying to speak in English, proper English?

Donkey Oaty

feelingstressed wrote: »

Lately in our local chippers, I hear people call a bag of chips a single.

Haven't heard that for a while.

Does anywhere still sell "bunburgers"?

NothingMan

Can I get a WOOP WOOP!!!

Terry wrote: »

OP, I hate being Irish too. We're quite embarrassing.
I don't know how to deal with this affliction.
Perhaps you have a solution.

A final solution?

feelingstressed wrote: »

Lately in our local chippers, I hear people call a bag of chips a single.
"Just a single"
Strange term, only heard this recently

That's what it was always called in my chipper growing up and I never understood it so I always asked for a bag o' chips, that was about the extent of my childhood rebellion.

Cheeky_gal

Agricola wrote: »

eamonn

Haha brilliant

tony 2 tone

gavredking wrote: »

Can I get a vowel please Carol.

Can I get a "P" please Bob?

Chairman Meow

Yeah, f*ck people who say things. Seriously, if there one thing i hate its people who words

RoryMurphyJnr

Can I get a "hell yeah"

mikemac

OP, I suggest you stroll over the ranting and raving forum to see how proper rants work.

Very poor effort here

SuperInfinity wrote: »

In Irish slang you should say something like "gizz a double cheeseburger with chips".

Tbh going up to any shop assistant and starting with "give me a" is pretty abrupt imo. Maybe I'm just too polite, I wouldn't do it.

Lately in our local chippers, I hear people call a bag of chips a single.

"Just a single"
Strange term, only heard this recently

ibarelycare

Poor SuperInfinity.

Will he ever return?

filthymcnasty

Pointless and frankly bizarre to be getting your knickers in a twist about this.
cheer yourself up and go look at some of the Luas stalker guys videos.

alfa beta

i've just read all five pages of this thread - and that in itself rather worries me

gent9662

Sure the yanks have messed up the english language altogether. As a fact, my young daughter already has an American twang from watching too many US programs.

I for one hate when Irish people put on an American accent when in the company of Americans, I try to do the opposite. It's funny, I live in a rural part of Galway which is on the tourist trail down to Clare. Every now and again an American walks into the pub and says something ridiculous to the bar man. The other day four of them walked in and one went to the bar and asked for a dry martini straight up. The bar man laughed his head off and said "It's not a James Bond movie your in now love, it's Ballinderreen!

I also hate the way young teenage girls and some boys put "loike" into every bloody sentence. Drives me nuts!

Dyr

the correct annoying americanism is "I think I'd like a...." ye think? :mad:

monkeyfudge

Oh and what heinous question is being asked of the customer by the way?

Not 'what can I get you?' by any chance is it?

charmer

ronaneire wrote: »

Ask Axe me bollix

FYP :pac: