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Originally Posted by irmamar

Don't you say "I have got a cold" instead "I have a cold" for "yo tengo un resfriado" (for instance)?. Or even: I've got some money, a house, etc. instead of using simply "have" (I have some money, a house, etc). I think "I've got" (you, he, etc.) is most used in BrE than in AmE

Here's some more about "have got": http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com...t-grammar.aspx

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

This is so wrong: I spent so many years trying to learn the uses and meanings of "to get" just to find native speakers find it lazy and inappropriate.

*crazy*

Originally Posted by Rusty

Don't despair, or toss your learning aside. We Americans have a love affair with the word.

Originally Posted by Fazor

Whether it's "proper English" or not doesn't really have a bearing on whether you'll hear it in conversation

How many people say, "What did you receive for Christmas?" when asking about your gifts? Not many. It's always "What did you get for Christmas?"

I almost never hear, "It became cold last night." People say, "It sure got cold last night."

I'd agree that there's (almost) always a better word that can be used in place of "got", but that doesn't mean the word isn't used in their stead. And, to be honest, most of the time I don't have a problem with people saying it.

Agreed! The word get/got/etc. is used constantly in English......

Originally Posted by chileno

So, I guess you don't say you gotta go to the bathroom or assorted things like that?

"gotta" sorta bothers me.........

Here is a link to a list of English phrases that use "get/got", etc.: http://esl.about.com/od/vocabularyre...xpressions.htm