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Elinor Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Get a hold of

0 1. Did you get a hold of her? 02br
002. Did you get hold of her? 02br
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0 I can only answer for my own usage of these sentences. " asks whether you reached her (by phone, for example), whether you managed to 'contact' her for the purpose of communication -- not physical contact. ", it asks if you got into physical contact with her, grasped her with your hand(s) as if to prevent her from falling or from running into traffic, for example.

— CalifJim

  • 0 I can only answer for my own usage of these sentences.
  • " asks whether you reached her (by phone, for example), whether you managed to 'contact' her for the purpose of communication -- not physical contact.
  • ", it asks if you got into physical contact with her, grasped her with your hand(s) as if to prevent her from falling or from running into traffic, for example.
  • 02br 02br 00That said, the use of either of these for either meaning would not disturb me too much.
  • 02br 02br 00CJ 0-
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0 I can only answer for my own usage of these sentences. 02br
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00"Did you get a hold of her?" asks whether you reached her (by phone, for example), whether you managed to 'contact' her for the purpose of communication -- not physical contact. 02br
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00"Did you get hold of her?" is unusual, but by analogy with "Did you get hold of it?", it asks if y
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0 Thank you, CalifJim. 0-
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0 In Br. E, we say "get hold of her" to mean both, but usually in terms of contacting someone. 0-
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Thank you CJ, MHS Boyd.
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Both are heard in BrE to mean the same, with the first one probably appearing more in informal contexts.
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