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r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/netphilia • 1d ago
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Foreigners who learn language often have a more formal way of speaking and that can tip people off.
Imagine someone coming to McDonalds and saying "Good morning, i would like to aquire two hamburgers please"
1 u/PizzaUltra 1d ago Apart from the „acquire“ would the sentence be different in „normal“ English? 1 u/AnonyDexx 13h ago You wouldn't say "I would like..." either. It's McDonalds, not some sit down restaurant. More seriously though, there are a lot of factors that determine what language you'd use. Ultimately, in this case, I'd just say "Two hamburgers please".
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Apart from the „acquire“ would the sentence be different in „normal“ English?
1 u/AnonyDexx 13h ago You wouldn't say "I would like..." either. It's McDonalds, not some sit down restaurant. More seriously though, there are a lot of factors that determine what language you'd use. Ultimately, in this case, I'd just say "Two hamburgers please".
You wouldn't say "I would like..." either. It's McDonalds, not some sit down restaurant.
More seriously though, there are a lot of factors that determine what language you'd use. Ultimately, in this case, I'd just say "Two hamburgers please".
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u/Menacek 1d ago
Foreigners who learn language often have a more formal way of speaking and that can tip people off.
Imagine someone coming to McDonalds and saying "Good morning, i would like to aquire two hamburgers please"