|
- word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
In modern usage, there is absolutely no difference between dress and get dressed or change and get changed I would expect that in times past, get dressed or get changed would have implied that you had someone to assist you in those activities, while dress and change would have implied that you will be performing those activities without help; but that's strictly conjecture on my part
- What is the difference between get my hair cut or have my hair cut
I am getting my hair cut In AmE I prefer using "get" "have" reads more like a special occasion occurrence , not something done routinely or because it is basically required for some reason
- Whats a natural way to say I am getting familiar with something
The most natural way to use "familiar" would be: I am familiarising myself with it "Acquainted" can be used for things, but "getting acquainted" is more commonly used to describe people mutually getting to know one another I would therefore use: I am acquainting myself with it As this idiomatically shows it is you putting the effort in to get to know something
- what is the meaning of to get on board? [closed]
Just as getting on board a ship mean that you agree to go where the ship is going and to support the rest of the crew in meeting the perils of the journey, so "getting on board" with a project means that you agree to the direction and promise to help
- started to get, started getting or started to getting - which is . . .
From that point things started to get complicated From that point things started getting complicated From that point things started to getting complicated Which of these sentences would be corr
- Wet my beak metaphor idiom - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I am trying to understand the metaphor "wet my beak" from the famous American movie "The Godfather: Part II" In the film a local mafia boss in New York City tells the protagonist (an Italian immi
- verbs - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Get out! — or more personal— Get well soon! For additional usage notes, BBC Learning English has a unit on 'Get' and 'become' At EL U see Is “get” (in the sense of “become make”) appropriate for formal writing? and He was getting vs being beaten among others Note also that get is involved in a large number of idioms, some vulgar
- to get VS. getting - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
So, I like getting to get to the station in plenty of time In grammar in use book, the bold part has been considered as correct answer I am wondering why What is more, would you show me a more detailed explanation or another synonym for the following?-- I have some problem with especially using the preposition in along with plenty of time
|
|
|