I have been wondering does this phrase ‘which one you are after’ make sense? If in a restaurant scenario, I want to ask customer which one would you like? Can I say which one you are after instead?
I am not sure about the correct phrase I can use in this scenario. Since all the internet searching results show me this phrase ‘what are you after’, not ‘which one are you after’?
Best Answer
Neither "What are you after?" nor "Which one are you after?" would make sense here.
To be after something means to be trying to get it. This suggests that there is some effort required to obtain what you are looking for. For example:
Usually, a menu item in a restaurant is not a difficult thing to obtain.
Here you would normally say "What would you like?" If a list of options the customer must choose from has already been mentioned, then you might instead use "which one." For example: