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49 minutes ago, KennethT said:

I don't understand how young people today use the word "do" in a food sense.  So far, it seems only common among US Gen Z, but when ordering food from a restaurant (fast casual or sit down), instead of saying "I'd like" or "I want to order", they say, "I'll do the [insert menu item here]".   Arrrgghhh....

Common in the UK, too. It started in the 1970s and was confined to 'do lunch', 'do dinner' etc. From there it spread to menu items. Quite what they were going to do to the meal remains unclear. The restaurant does the chicken; not the diner!

The one that gets my goat is I'll go for the [menu item]. I want to tell them "We are eating here We've already come here, idiot!"

40 minutes ago, KennethT said:

I don't understand how young people today use the word "do" in a food sense.  So far, it seems only common among US Gen Z, but when ordering food from a restaurant (fast casual or sit down), instead of saying "I'd like" or "I want to order", they say, "I'll do the [insert menu item here]".   Arrrgghhh....

Common in the UK, too. It started in the 1970s and was confined to 'do lunch', 'do dinner' etc. From there it spread to menu items. Quite what they were going to do to the meal remains unclear.

The one that gets my goat is I'll go for the [menu item]. I want to tell them "We are eating here We've already come here, idiot!"

40 minutes ago, KennethT said:

I don't understand how young people today use the word "do" in a food sense.  So far, it seems only common among US Gen Z, but when ordering food from a restaurant (fast casual or sit down), instead of saying "I'd like" or "I want to order", they say, "I'll do the [insert menu item here]".   Arrrgghhh....

Common in the UK, too. It started in the 1970s and was confined to 'do lunch', 'do dinner' etc. From there it spread to menu items. Quite what they were going to do to the meal remains unclear.

The one that gets my goat is I'll go for the [menu item]. I want to tell them "We are eating here We've already come here, idiot!"

40 minutes ago, KennethT said:

I don't understand how young people today use the word "do" in a food sense.  So far, it seems only common among US Gen Z, but when ordering food from a restaurant (fast casual or sit down), instead of saying "I'd like" or "I want to order", they say, "I'll do the [insert menu item here]".   Arrrgghhh....

Common in the UK, too. It started in the 1970s and was confined to 'do lunch', 'do dinner' etc. From there it spread to menu items. Quite what they were going to do to the meal remains unclear.

The one that gets my goat is I'll go for the [menu item]. I want to tell them "We are eating here We've already come here, idiot!"

40 minutes ago, KennethT said:

I don't understand how young people today use the word "do" in a food sense.  So far, it seems only common among US Gen Z, but when ordering food from a restaurant (fast casual or sit down), instead of saying "I'd like" or "I want to order", they say, "I'll do the [insert menu item here]".   Arrrgghhh....

Common in the UK, too. It started in the 1970s and was confined to 'do lunch', 'do dinner' etc. From there it spread to menu items. Quite what they were going to do to the meal remains unclear.

The one that gets my goat is I'll go for the [menu item]. I want to tell them "We are eating here We've already come here, idiot!"

40 minutes ago, KennethT said:

I don't understand how young people today use the word "do" in a food sense.  So far, it seems only common among US Gen Z, but when ordering food from a restaurant (fast casual or sit down), instead of saying "I'd like" or "I want to order", they say, "I'll do the [insert menu item here]".   Arrrgghhh....

Common in the UK, too. It started in the 1970s and was confined to 'do lunch', 'do dinner' etc. From there it spread to menu items. Quite what they were going to do to the meal remains unclear.

The one that gets my goat is I'll go for the [menu item]. I want to tell them "We are eating here We've already come here, idiot!"

40 minutes ago, KennethT said:

I don't understand how young people today use the word "do" in a food sense.  So far, it seems only common among US Gen Z, but when ordering food from a restaurant (fast casual or sit down), instead of saying "I'd like" or "I want to order", they say, "I'll do the [insert menu item here]".   Arrrgghhh....

Common in the UK, too. It started in the 1970s and was confined to 'do lunch', 'do dinner' etc. From there it spread to menu items. Quite what they were going to do to the meal remains unclear.

The one that gets my goat is I'll go for the [menu item]. I want to tell them "We are eating here We've already come here, idiot!"

40 minutes ago, KennethT said:

I don't understand how young people today use the word "do" in a food sense.  So far, it seems only common among US Gen Z, but when ordering food from a restaurant (fast casual or sit down), instead of saying "I'd like" or "I want to order", they say, "I'll do the [insert menu item here]".   Arrrgghhh....

Common in the UK, too. It started in the 1970s and was confined to 'do lunch', 'do dinner' etc. From there it spread to menu items. Quite what they were going to do to the meal remains unclear.

The one that gets my goat is I'll go for the [menu item]. I want to tell them "We are eating here We've already come here, idiot!"

40 minutes ago, KennethT said:

I don't understand how young people today use the word "do" in a food sense.  So far, it seems only common among US Gen Z, but when ordering food from a restaurant (fast casual or sit down), instead of saying "I'd like" or "I want to order", they say, "I'll do the [insert menu item here]".   Arrrgghhh....

Common in the UK, too. It started in the 1970s and was confined to 'do lunch', 'do dinner' etc. From there it spread to menu items. Quite what they were going to do to the meal remains unclear.

The one that gets my goat is I'll go for the [menu item]. I want to tell them "We are eating here We've already come here, idiot!"

40 minutes ago, KennethT said:

I don't understand how young people today use the word "do" in a food sense.  So far, it seems only common among US Gen Z, but when ordering food from a restaurant (fast casual or sit down), instead of saying "I'd like" or "I want to order", they say, "I'll do the [insert menu item here]".   Arrrgghhh....

Common in the UK, too. It started in the 1970s and was confined to 'do lunch', 'do dinner' etc. From there it spread to menu items. Quite what they were going to do to the meal remains unclear.

The one that gets my goat is I'll go for the [menu item]. I want to tell them "We are eating here We've already come here, idiot!"