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garethjomo, Don't take me too seriously. Any disdain I have is aimed at those that thought up this stupid term, not those that get sucked in by it or those that are told to use it (I have a mate in retail banking and he is told to use it). Certainly no apology needed.
€ still creeping south. Unlikely to be much above 1.18 by CoB.
Eurozone catastrophes aside, the BoE split on rates will be the next main trigger for sterling's price. CPIis 3.3%. VAT rise excluded figures close to 4% will sound alarm bells and may trigger a small rise. Above 4% will see immediate and decisive BoE action on interest rates.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I reserve the same disdain for people who go into shops or bars and say "Can I get..."
The American dumbing down of our language is something to be resisted.
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Agreed!
Never mind the use of myself instead of me or yourself instead of you  No doubt folk think they are being posh and sophisticated....
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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bar shaker, the general public will decide if it is to be resisted- not you, like it or not
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Yes, Shimmy Alcott, the general public knows best, oh my god innit. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Shimmy Alcott, The general public also decide if the person using "can I get" has a full grasp of the English language.
When faced with a "can I get", one of the bar maids in my local now informs the customer "No, but I can get it for you".
ETA another one that the public may chose to resist is the substitution of 'have' with 'of', especially in written communication. "I could of had a glass of wine, but wasn't allowed to get one".
I think the public decides every day. They are generally just too polite to correct the person concerned.
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does language evolve over time? bar shaker, i am interested to know if you are corrected if and when you speak another language when abroad? 
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herrprentler, That's a very good point and one that I hadn't thought of. I do get corrected on my French, Spanish and Italian, so perhaps you are right.
Perhaps people who ask "Can I get a medium latte?" don't have English as their first language.
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The people I have come across that use 'Can I get?' have been American, and I would be on the side of bar shaker's barmaid on this 
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Well, can I get a decent rate on the Euro this week then?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Chris Bish, Just above 1.15 seems to be about the best available on the high street that I've seen.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Yes, that was what Thomas Cook were offering yesterday.
A bit better than last year. My good friend Hippo, got less than one for one at the airport last February.
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1.17 last week and you were being offered 1.02 at Stansted. Scandalous.
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You know it makes sense.
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Back to the original question. I used my Nationwide debit card in Courchevel last week. I got 1.18 to 1.19 or purchases and also using a cashpoint. They now charge 2% commission plus, when another flat £1.00 when using a cashpoint. Anyway, drawing 200 euros out of a cashpoint cost me £168.73 plus £4.37 charges - £173.10. By comparison, the Post Office are today offering currency at 1.1441 online so 200 euros would cost £174.81. (Actually their minimum order is 400 euros).
OK a couple of quid is neither here nor there on a skiing holiday, but it is a damn sight easier to get your money out of a hole in the wall in resort (assuming there is one nearby) than having to order money online, visit a Bureau de Change etc. The other thing to watch out for is that Nationwide are in my experience pretty generous with their exchange rates, other cards might not be. And I used a debit card rather than a credit card which will start racking up interest charges straight away for cash withdrawals.
Hope this is helpful and there is no granny egg sucking involved here! 
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