Get / Got / Getting etc. - Page 2

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.

The time it bothers me is when it's used in place of the word "have", as in, "I got a Ford pick-up." or "Do you got any snacks?"

There's a usage in ordering which I only started noticing around 2006 in Cambridge. As in, go into a pub and ask "Can I get a coke?" I was quite amused when a friend made this request and the publican replied "No, I'll get it."

From people who have English as first language? :thinking: Or is that people wot got English...:thinking:

Haha, awesome. Now I wish I was a bartender so I could use that line.

It seems that it's from people who know English as "That one class I done had to go to that one time at school, yes'sir'ee." ;)

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

Come to think of it, there is a German equivalent which you hear quite often when ordering in a bar: Ich krieg' ein Bier. This really is gross. The verb kriegen means to get, and has the same overtone of - er - well, I doubt whether the Kaiser ever said it. :rolleyes:

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

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

"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

Are we dropping the ball? I know you meant to write "the word get/got/etc gets to be used constantly in English" :D


Never use it. :)

Thanks for the links.

Yeah, I keep the one about "have got" handy because it is one of my mother's pet peeves.

The only time I use it like that is when asking "Have you gotten...?" or just the usual "do you have...?", come to think of it I have almost relinquished the use of "have you gotten" nowadays.