Overheard in the Store...

The other day I heard a wife ask her husband, "Can we get this?"

It sounded very odd to my ears. Why was she asking permission? I can see her asking for an opinion, or giving her opinion, but asking permission? Of her husband? To buy a $10 item for their child??

It made me a little uncomfortable. I would have preferred something like: "I want to get this for Junior." Or, "Let's get this." Or, "I think we should get this."

"Can we" just sounds creepy.

Maybe she doesn't usually talk like that. Maybe she didn't mean it how it sounded. (I hope, I hope!)