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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Are you being served, mam?

Hi,

(1) What other similar expressions/cliches (shop assistant to customer) are in use in modern spoken English?

(2)"Are you being attended to, mam?"
This one must be VERY formal/old-fashioned?

thank you!

mus-te
  

Top answer

' Can I help you, ma'am/miss/sir? ' is probably the most common nowadays.

— Mister Micawber

  • ' Can I help you, ma'am/miss/sir?
  • ' is probably the most common nowadays.
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'Can I help you, ma'am/miss/sir?' is probably the most common nowadays.
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I used to work in sales on the floor. The expression used there: ya bin helpt? Of course, it is a reduced form of "have you been helped".

If I would work at McDonald's cash register, I would say "melp ya" for "May I help you"
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