Just the other day, I wanted to say It’s a good way to cool down. But since nowadays, in modern speech we use "get" almost for everything, I said the following instead: It’s a good way to get cool and it sounded most probably wrong to me immediately. Or I’m mistaken? Answer Both sentences are … Read more
I understand that to have somebody do something for me means I ask them or command them to do that. Is there a slight difference in the meaning if "I get them to do something"? Is there a difference if I omit the "to" as in "to get somebody do something"? Answer I’ll have him … Read more
To mean, "you are correct", we sometimes say: you got it right! you’ve got it right! (used in BrE, not sure about AE) you’ve gotten it right! (used in AE??) Are they all correct? Are they simple past and present perfect forms of the verb "to get"? I ask this because the verb "get" is … Read more
I have read that "it (e.g. a situation) got me confused" is not correct. But in some books I have read sentences such as "you got him confused by…", so is it wrong, too? Or neither is? Answer it got me confused (where "it" is a situation) is a completely correct construct. One of the … Read more
The following pairs of expressions seem to have the same meaning in general. The active group means "to persuade or force sb to do sth" in LONGMAN dictionary, and their passive version means "sth have been done". Are they actually different in terms of usage, style or meaning? A: have sb do / have sb … Read more
They are both the same to me. What is the difference? For example: “I’m getting bored tonight”-“I’m boring tonight” “I’m getting came”-“I’m Coming” English is not my first language – If you point out my mistakes I’d be very grateful.. I want to improve my English and I don’t want to use translate anymore. Thank … Read more
Sometimes I come across the sentences with get in strange (for me) place. For example: Does it get boring wearing the same clothes every day? Why get is here? Can I say different way? One more example with affirmative sentence I don’t understand the difference between: This question is likely to get closed. This question … Read more
We can think below sentences mean the same thing. But, I think, when I watch an action movie, I hear a lot more “get” than “have”. So, I think “get” has a more active or urgent meaning than “have.” He got you admitted to the hospital. He had you admitted to the hospital. He got … Read more
I often get confused with this phrase “Get It Done” . I searched a lot on the internet about this. But where does it actually use ? Word “Get” is also used when you arrange for another person to do some work. eg. “I ll get my hair cut” (Means i ll arrange for barber … Read more
I am asked to write on “things you want to have done”. My interpretation of that question is I have to write on things I want people do for me, not things I wish I had done in the past. Correct ? Most of the examples I found online presents sentences like this one : … Read more
