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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure if it's incorrect or not, but it sure grates on my nerves when people say "get a coffee" or "grab a coffee." It should be "get a cup of coffee" or "grab a cup of coffee."[/quote]

Ok, that's overly pedantic imo. And I'm plenty pedantic as a rule![/quote]

No, this drives me crazy, too. Totally legitimate gripe.[/quote]

Seems redundant. You don’t need to say “would you like a cup of coffee or a cup of tea?” When you can say “would you like coffee or tea?” It is known that you will get just a cup of a hot beverage. [/quote]

DP here.  It’s the “a” in “get a coffee” that grates IMO.  You can just say get coffee.  It also annoys me when people say “a Starbucks.”[/quote]

Ah i see.  It’s just a short cut if they are including the article but dropping the “cup of.”  Not as egregious as some of these examples. Or as bad as “her and her sister are getting a coffee.” [/quote]

It is terrible and absolutely grating. [/quote]

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