EG I’m going to take a smoke break
VS. I’m going go have a smoke break
EG. I’m going to take a piss
VS. I’m going to have a piss
How did “have” and “take” become actionable verbs in this context? They don’t even make sense. Shouldn’t it really be:
I’m going for a smoke break
I’m going for a piss
Not that I will be adjusting my speech or anything. Just a strange thought.
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I don’t know, but it hasn’t happened in British English. It sounds quite jarring to hear an American say “take a piss”. In the UK we just “go for a piss”.
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