Quote leeds owl="leeds owl"Those student and yuppie types going to the bar or shop counter and saying " Can I get a pint of lager/Mars bar ". The simple answer is if you're in a pub I'm sure you can "get" a pint of lager, if you're in a newsagents I'm sure you can "get" a Mars bar. The big question is do you WANT one you slack,Americanised, trying too hard to be trendy doylums.'"
oh yes! im with you on this one.
we have a guy at work who is like this,he comes out of the office and asks if he can "get" certain bits of equipment,rather than can i "have", we have started telling him yes he can get it,its on aisle D shelve 4, the look on his face is priceless and he still doen't get it, the joke that is not the equipment
