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Johnson13 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Hold the mustard
If I were in the US, using US English at a counter, to tell the staff member not to give mustard, I'd say
-Give me a hot dog, but hold the mustard.
1. In UK English, how should I express the same meaning?
2. In UK/US English, if at a checkout I want to tell the staff member I don't need a bag, to be environmentally friendly, is it idiomatic English to say?:
-Keep the bag. (I model it on keep the change, but modellation is not always successful)
3. In banks, there are counters; in supermarkets, there are checkouts; but are the equivalents (where you pay) in restaurants also called counters?
-Give me a hot dog, but hold the mustard.
1. In UK English, how should I express the same meaning?
2. In UK/US English, if at a checkout I want to tell the staff member I don't need a bag, to be environmentally friendly, is it idiomatic English to say?:
-Keep the bag. (I model it on keep the change, but modellation is not always successful)
3. In banks, there are counters; in supermarkets, there are checkouts; but are the equivalents (where you pay) in restaurants also called counters?
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If I were in the US, using US English at a counter, to tell the staff member not to give mustard, I'd say -Give me a hot dog, but hold the mustard. British people are more likely to add 'please'. 1.
- If I were in the US, using US English at a counter, to tell the staff member not to give mustard, I'd say -Give me a hot dog, but hold the mustard.
- British people are more likely to add 'please'.
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- In UK English, how should I express the same meaning?
- As a Briton in Canada, I'd say eg I'd like a hot dog with no mustard, please.
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If I were in the US, using US English at a counter, to tell the staff member not to give mustard, I'd say
-Give me a hot dog, but hold the mustard. British people are more likely to add 'please'.
1. In UK English, how should I express the same meaning?
As a Briton in Canada, I'd say eg I'd like a h
-Give me a hot dog, but hold the mustard. British people are more likely to add 'please'.
1. In UK English, how should I express the same meaning?
As a Briton in Canada, I'd say eg I'd like a h
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1. "Give me a hot dog, but hold the mustard."
I'm in the U.S., but I would find this order to be very rude. If you want to be direct and informal it should be directed at yourself, for example, "I'll take a hot dog...." rather than "Give me..." otherwise you should ask more politely.
But yes, "hold the mustard" or "without mustard." As an aside, I never use "hold" in
I'm in the U.S., but I would find this order to be very rude. If you want to be direct and informal it should be directed at yourself, for example, "I'll take a hot dog...." rather than "Give me..." otherwise you should ask more politely.
But yes, "hold the mustard" or "without mustard." As an aside, I never use "hold" in
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I'm glad both of the other posters pointed out that "Give me" is rude.
Hold the..., please
Or
No ...., please
would be equally likely to follow "I'd like a ..., please"
Hold the..., please
Or
No ...., please
would be equally likely to follow "I'd like a ..., please"
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As an aside . . . . . . . .
In my experience, mustard is always something that the customer puts on (or chooses not to put on) his hot dog himself.
Clive
In my experience, mustard is always something that the customer puts on (or chooses not to put on) his hot dog himself.
Clive
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All of those are good. I suppose I'd say, in the UK ...
- I won't have mustard, thanks
- I've got a bag, thanks
[... holds up bag to indicate that this is so]
or
- No, don't worry, I haven't got far to go
[To companion ...]
- Should we ask for the bill or do we pay at the counter?
Dave
- I won't have mustard, thanks
- I've got a bag, thanks
[... holds up bag to indicate that this is so]
or
- No, don't worry, I haven't got far to go
[To companion ...]
- Should we ask for the bill or do we pay at the counter?
Dave
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