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Tommyek Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Could you paraphrase 'They get their words mixed up.'
Hi! I've known a few nuggets of information about 'get sth/sb done' construction but it hasn't been
enough for me to understand the sentence contained in the subject.
It will be kind of you if you will both explain this costruction to me and paraphrase the sentence.
Paraphrase will make it easier for me to memorise the rule.
Here is the context just in case:
"In the past, how did immigrant families view their own mother tongue?
A They get their words mixed up."
enough for me to understand the sentence contained in the subject.
It will be kind of you if you will both explain this costruction to me and paraphrase the sentence.
Paraphrase will make it easier for me to memorise the rule.
Here is the context just in case:
"In the past, how did immigrant families view their own mother tongue?
A They get their words mixed up."
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When a family moves to another country, say, the US, and starts to learn English, it's going to be difficult. They might very often confuse (mix up) words in English with words in their native tongue that sound similar, for example. " The verb "get" has many uses and there is no one rule that covers all situations.
- When a family moves to another country, say, the US, and starts to learn English, it's going to be difficult.
- They might very often confuse (mix up) words in English with words in their native tongue that sound similar, for example.
- " The verb "get" has many uses and there is no one rule that covers all situations.
- For example: They're finally getting it.
- ) I'm getting used to speaking English.
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When a family moves to another country, say, the US, and starts to learn English, it's going to be difficult. They might very often confuse (mix up) words in English with words in their native tongue that sound similar, for example. One might say, "They get their words mixed up (They confuse words in English with words in their native language that have a similar sound.)."
The verb "get"
The verb "get"
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TommyekThey get their words mixed up.mixed up = confused.
to get something mixed up = to be confused so as to substitute one thing for another.
It happens that they mix up (confuse) their words. (They substitute one word for another.)
Most of the 'get something done' constructions show that something was done on purpose. (They got
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Hi Tommyek;
The verb "get" is one of the most frequent verbs in English. It has many definitions and is used in many idioms.
You are asking about get as a "causative verb"
Here is the definition:
to cause or cause to become, to do, to move, etc., as specified; effect: to get one's hair cut; to get a person drunk; to get a fire to burn; to get a dog o
The verb "get" is one of the most frequent verbs in English. It has many definitions and is used in many idioms.
You are asking about get as a "causative verb"
Here is the definition:
to cause or cause to become, to do, to move, etc., as specified; effect: to get one's hair cut; to get a person drunk; to get a fire to burn; to get a dog o
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Thanks all of you for your answers! I'm having a nice time while reading different, especially personal ones, as Anonymous put forward, standpoints of language usage.
CalifJimto get something mixed up = to be confused so as to substitute one thing for another.I would like to say a special thank-you for CalifJim, who seemed to know what an English lang
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TommyekI'm having a nice time while reading different ... standpoints of language usage.It's nice to hear that. You know, this is the big advantage of the forum format. By getting many different viewpoints you can triangulate to the truth!
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