I'll have a or the regular hamburer.

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I'll have a or the regular hamburer.

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Which of the following statements is more common in ordering what you want in a hamburger shop?

1) I'll have a regular hamburger and a small French fries.
2) I'll have the regular hamburger and the small French fries.

Any difference between British English and American English?
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Re: I'll have a or the regular hamburer.

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Certainly, both forms might be heard when somebody is ordering food/drink (on both sides of the Atlantic!)
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