On 2016-01-24 19:39:40 +0000, Paul Corfield said:

On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 19:08:17 +0100, Jarle Hammen Knudsen
wrote:

On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 08:06:28 -0800 (PST), Offramp
wrote:

One that REALLY annoys me is customers in shops saying, "Can I get...[etc]?"

Can you explain that to a foreigner?

I've been using "Can i get..." when ordering beer. Should I say
something else?

"Can I have a pint of ...... please?" or "A pint of .... please?" or
"I'd like a pint of ...... please?

Don't you just love the English language?

Someone will be along shortly to tell you all of my suggestions are
wrong!

"Can I have a pint of bitter please?"

To which the answer is yes, you can.

E.