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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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I have been helped

0Let's say I'm in a coffee shop and a salesperson has just taken my order and then a second salesperson asks me what I want? If I say, "I've been helped", does that mean I've received my order and she may be thinking "Why are you still standing here when you already have your fix?"02br
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00By the way, what do you call a member of coffee shop staff? I'm using the term salesperson but feeling a bit akward. Please advise.02br
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0 01blockquote 01cite 10New2grammar12cite 10If I say, "I've been helped", does that mean I've received my order 12blockquote 10 No. 02br 01i 00salesperson02i 00 doesn't bother me, but you can also say 01i 00server02i 00 or 01i 00attendant02i 00. I've also heard 01i 00one of the wait staff02i 00 and 01i 00one of the counter staff02i 00.

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  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10New2grammar12cite 10If I say, "I've been helped", does that mean I've received my order 12blockquote 10 No.
  • 02br 01i 00salesperson02i 00 doesn't bother me, but you can also say 01i 00server02i 00 or 01i 00attendant02i 00.
  • I've also heard 01i 00one of the wait staff02i 00 and 01i 00one of the counter staff02i 00.
  • In a bar, it would be the 01i 00bartender02i 00.
  • 02br 02br 01i 00Suppose one of the counter staff has just taken my order, and then another asks ...
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10If I say, "I've been helped", does that mean I've received my order 12blockquote
10 No. It means someone is (one can hope) busy fulfilling your request.02br
01i00salesperson02i00 doesn't bother me, but you can also say 01i00server02i00 o
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0Hi,02br
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00if I've ordered and I'm waiting for the person to bring my order, (ie if the act of helping me is in progress but is not yet completed), I'd say 'Thanks, 01b00I'm being helped'02b00.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Clive, grammatically, your version is more correct. However, I've heard my version though I can't remember the exact context. When would you use my sentence, when you receive the order (guess that's kind of stupid to say it out)?0-
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0Hello.02br
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00Waiter: May I take your oder?02br
00Customer: I'm being 01b00helped02b00. Thanks.02br
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00Would it be okay to say "01b00served02b00" instead of "helped"?0-
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0Hi again,02br
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01font00Clive, grammatically, your version is more correct. However, I've heard my version though I can't remember the exact context. When would you use my sentence, 00Probably never02font02br
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01font00when you receive the order (guess that's kind of stupid to say it
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Waiter: May I take your oder?02br
00Customer: I'm being 01b00helped02b00. Thanks. 02font00This example does not seem "authentic", because in most restaurants a table 'belongs to' a particular waiter, so only that waiter will serve you.02br
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0 This example does not seem "authentic", because in most restaurants a table 'belongs to' a particular waiter, so only that waiter will serve you. 02br
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00I'm afraid this system only applies to western countries and developed countries. In some countries, you will be asked several times even when it's clear you have been served (chewing a mouthful of noodles ) Just kiddi
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0 Clive is right. 01i00I'm being helped02i00 is much more often what people say -- though it seems to me that I've heard the other one too. Hmmm. [:^)]02br
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I'm afraid this system only applies to western countries and developed countries. In some countries, you will be asked several times even when it's clear you have been served (chewing a mouthful of noodles ) Just kidding. but the idea is the tables are not always assigned and sometimes, you get lucky. 01del00an extr
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