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Stevenukd Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

GET ALONG

1. My family gets along with each other very well.
2. My family gets on very well with each other.

- Are the the same meaning and natural?

Thanks very much to Teachers,

Stevenukd
  

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1. My family get along with each other very well. 2.

— Mister Micawber

  • 1.
  • My family get along with each other very well.
  • 2.
  • My family get on very well with each other.
  • They are now OK and the same in meaning.
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1. My family get along with each other very well.
2. My family get on very well with each other.

They are now OK and the same in meaning.
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I find using "my family" in plural context very peculiar, and "each other" just makes this worse. Compare: "My company get along well with each other". Sounds bizarre.
1. My family members get along with each other very well. / The members of my family
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Family is plural when you are speaking of the individual members within.

My family are always arguing among themselves. (The singular would sound odd indeed: My family is always arguing among itself!?
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Mister MicawberMy family are always arguing among themselves.
Maybe it's a regional thing because your sentence seems peculiar to me, and the reflexive part makes it worse. I would just say "My family is always arguing", and would always use "family members" to create a plural context.
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