"
Coffee, please," says Tom, with his mouth full of muffin and kidney.
What do you want?" "One black
coffee, please!" suresh@khaleejtimes.com
"I used to get emails saying, 'Would you mind getting me some coffee from the pantry, please?' Later they would say, '
Coffee, please?' These days, they just say, 'Coffee.' "
We should not say if this is
coffee, please bring me some tea, and if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.
If this is
coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee," Abraham Lincoln is supposed to have once said in a restaurant.
Then just as we are about to say: "
Coffee, please" two old pals burst through the door and join us.
"I'll have a bag of
coffee, please!" It's a common request that we Nicaraguans have at the corner market each morning.
But all she heard was "Pass the syrup," "More
coffee, please," and "Where are my eggs?"
"Latte, Americano, cappuccino, espresso?" Erm, just a normal
coffee, please.
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