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Andre Delicata Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Get a dog?
Can you say "I got a dog" meaning either I bought one or I adopted one?
Also, when you say you "adopted" a dog, does this always mean that you got a dog from a shelter or can you also use it when you would have bought the dog?
Also, when you say you "adopted" a dog, does this always mean that you got a dog from a shelter or can you also use it when you would have bought the dog?
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I think you can use all three terms without being misinterpreted. T o buy a dog is a little less "emotional" than adopt or get .
- I think you can use all three terms without being misinterpreted.
- T o buy a dog is a little less "emotional" than adopt or get .
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I think you can use all three terms without being misinterpreted. To buy a dog is a little less "emotional" than adopt or get.
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If you treat your pet as a family member, I would find the word "adopt" very appropriate, even if you found the dog roaming the streets.
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"I got a dog." means you now have a dog, whereas before you didn't have one. It says nothing about where or how you got it (although people typically buy or adopt dogs). You could have bought it at a pet store, bought it from a private party, had it given to you by a private party, adopted it from the pound, found it wandering around on the street, rescued it from a bad situation, etc.
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