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Grammar and Linguistics > What would you say?
What would you say?
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GIOVANNI
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What would you say?
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When in a restaurant I normally use" May I have a coffee please, could I have a coffee or I would like a coffee". I have heard several people use "I will take a coffee". I would use this if I say "I take sugar in my coffee" or I would use "take" if I want to take a coffee out. Does � �I will take a coffee please � � sound right to you? |
9 Dec 2010
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Zora
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Hi there Giovanni,
I �d never use "I will take a coffee...". It sounds like a very literal translation from Spanish (or other Latin based languages, perhaps) to me. I might say though, "I �ll take my coffee with me" if I want it to go as you stated before. Although, I don�t really know if in other countries, it �s used that way... I guess I �ll wait and see what other natives have to say.
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9 Dec 2010
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almaz
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If the question is "what �ll you have?", there �s no reason why you shouldn �t say "I �ll take/have..." etc when you�re making a choice. |
9 Dec 2010
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Kate (kkcat)
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That sounds like American English.
EDIT: - I�ll take - sounds like AmE.
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9 Dec 2010
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GIOVANNI
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@almaz - I agree with you when making a choice. What I find is that in French, take is used for this, and people are making a direct translation because Canada is French and English speaking. I hear "I will take a coffee please," but it just doesn �t sound right to me. I was taught to use "I will have a coffee please."
@Linda, thanks Linda, I tend to feel the same way. |
9 Dec 2010
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moravc
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I will take... is Czenglish :-) too
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9 Dec 2010
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Errie
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When I �m going to drink some coffee somewhere with a friend I usually say I �ll take a coffee and you?, I �ll have a coffee or coffee will do it for me and all the other expressions mentioned in the above posts. It just depends on the situation I think. |
10 Dec 2010
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MoodyMoody
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I �d say, I �ll pass on the coffee thank you. But I �m crazy: I hate coffee, even the smell of coffee, even mocha ice cream.  |
10 Dec 2010
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teachertonyinchina
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I would use; May/can I have a coffee please, could I have a coffee or I would like a coffee please. |
10 Dec 2010
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Apodo
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I would never use �I �ll take coffee � when ordering in a cafe. It sounds very odd to me.
I �d like coffee please.
I �ll have coffee please.
I take sugar in my coffee.
I take medicine when I have a cough.
You can use take for a choice, but not when ordering in a cafe.
Which road are you going to take?
Take a left turn at the intersection. |
10 Dec 2010
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