Timeline for Do you offer the meat pie? - a correct way to ask?
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| S Aug 21, 2023 at 17:45 | history | suggested | user176032 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 19, 2023 at 12:49 | comment | added | TimR on some device | offer is rarely used when questioning the person behind the counter but occurs fairly often in descriptions of an establishment. They offer a wide range of pastries, both savory and sweet. | |
| Aug 19, 2023 at 11:43 | comment | added | TimR on some device | offer does have the meaning of "have available for purchase" but it is a tad formal, perhaps slightly dated, a little old-fashioned. have is a generic verb you could use there. Do you have meat pies? | |
| Aug 19, 2023 at 8:27 | answer | added | Kate Bunting | timeline score: 5 | |
| Aug 19, 2023 at 7:08 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Aug 19, 2023 at 6:42 | comment | added | DoneWithThis. | Why 'offer'? If you want to know if they sell meat pies why not ask them if they sell meat pies? 'Offer' makes it sound like they stand out in the street holding pies out to anyone who passes. | |
| Aug 19, 2023 at 2:23 | review | Suggested edits | |||
| S Aug 21, 2023 at 17:45 | |||||
| Aug 19, 2023 at 2:06 | history | asked | VinceL | CC BY-SA 4.0 |