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Entries in waiter (4)

Thursday
Sep082011

“I'll have a chef’s salad, dressing on the side please.”

English Lesson: Dressing on the side.

You’re ordering lunch at a restaurant. You’re on a diet, so you’re trying to eat healthy. You order a salad but you want to put the dressing on it yourself so that you can control the amount. You say:

I'll have a chef’s salad, dressing on the side please.

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Tuesday
Mar012011

“May I offer you a complimentary dessert?”

May I offer you a complimentary dessert?

You're a waiter at a restaurant. A customer is complaining about her meal, but she's already eaten it so you can't take it back. You want her to be satisfied, so you offer a free dessert:

May I offer you a complimentary dessert?

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Monday
May312010

“I hate to cause trouble, but I ordered this medium-rare.”

You ordered a steak at a restaurant and asked for it to be cooked medium-rare. When your dinner comes, the steak is over-cooked. You call the waiter over to your table and say:

I hate to cause trouble, but I ordered this medium-rare.

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Monday
May312010

“I would say something to the waiter.”

Memorize

At a restaurant, your friend ordered a steak cooked medium-rare. But when he got it, it was over-cooked. He tells you about it, and you think he should complain to the waiter about it. You say:

I would say something to the waiter.

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