Can I get a hot dog, which no tomatoes please?

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  1. Can I get a hot dog with no tomatoes please?
  2. Can I get a hot dog without tomatoes please?
  3. Can I get a hot dog, which has no tomatoes please?
  4. Can I get a hot dog, which no tomatoes please?

Could you please correct the sentences above?
 

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All are grammatical except for 4.
 

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Do they serve hot dogs with tomatoes where you live?
 

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Number 3 is grammatical but makes no sense.
 

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To be grammatical, they need a comma before 'please'.

Only 1 and 2 (with commas) are acceptable to me.

You'll hear American English-speakers say 'Can I get ...' when ordering something from a vendor, or in this case, your mom, who probably likes to put tomatoes on hot dogs for you, as they're not a traditional ingredient.

In British English, we're more likely to ask 'Can I have ...'
 
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Hot dogs usually come with the option of tomato ketchup (I think that might be "catsup" in AmE) but I've never seen one offered with tomatoes.
 

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Since my daughter .mved to Manchester, she has started saying 'Can I get ...' . It seems to be common in that part of the world.

It's common in British English generally nowadays.
 
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Okay, as a public service and to set the record straight, a proper hotdog is served with yellow mustard and onions only. If you are under the age of eight, you are permitted to eat yours with ketchup, as long as you don't let anyone see you...
 

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I love hotdogs with tomatoes, and pizza with pineapple. I see nothing wrong about eating yoghurt with a sausage either.
 

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Hot dogs usually come with the option of tomato ketchup (I think that might be "catsup" in AmE) but I've never seen one offered with tomatoes.

We use both spellings for the thick, red tomato sauce. I'm pretty sure ketchup is a lot more common.
 

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Very rarely have I heard someone pronounce catsup as it is written. I thought it a silly affectation.
 

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it-is-niaz, I am sure that if you want a hot dog without tomatoes on it you can get one.
:-D
 
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I love hotdogs with tomatoes, and pizza with pineapple. I see nothing wrong about eating yoghurt with a sausage either.

I am outraged, sir. Outraged!
 

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Do you pronounce those words in the same way?

Some people in my region pronounce them like cat-chup, some like ket-chup. The spelling doesn't matter.
 

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