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SunshineHorror Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

'Get doing it!'

0 I was sitting at the computer workin', when I yelled (in a Texan accent) at my husband, for not mowing the lawn. I told him to "Get doing it!".02br
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00I was wondering if 'get doing it' was ok to say?02br
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00heehee, it looks fun to say, but not sure if it is correct english.0-
  

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" and "Get going! 02br 00So, the basic format certainly is not unheard of. 050010id1

— Yankee

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0I don't think I've ever used "Get doing it", but I'm sure I've said "Get cracking!" and "Get going! 02br
00So, the basic format certainly is not unheard of. 050010id1
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0 Hi Yankee and thank you for raising the question, SunshineHorror. 02br
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00Shouldn't there be a full stop instead of a question mark in 01i00I was wondering if 'get doing it' was ok to say? 02i00? I remember that you use a full stop in sentences like 'I wonder if I spelt it correctly.' I wonder if this is not always the case. 05002br

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0 Hi PBF02br
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00No, in a question beginning with "I was wondering" a question mark is tecnically not correct. But, since it is actually a polite question, it's not unusual to see the question mark used that way in informal writing.02br
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00Yes, those two might be considered rude. Many commands can come across as rude without at least a 'please'.
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01cite10Peaceblinkfriend12cite10Hi Yankee and thank you for raising the question, SunshineHorror. 12br
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10Shouldn't there be a full stop instead of a question mark in 11i10I was wondering if 'get doing it' was ok to say? 12i10? I remember that you use a full stop in sentences like 'I wonde
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01cite10Yankee12cite10I don't think I've ever used "Get doing it", but I'm sure I've said "Get cracking!" and "Get going! 12br
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10Same here. 0-
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite11blockquote
11cite20Yankee22cite20I don't think I've ever used "Get doing it", but I'm sure I've said "Get cracking!" and "Get going! 22br
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20Same here. 12br
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10It seems 'get going' is a recog
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0 I think SunshineHorror's question stems from the fact that the verb 'do' is used transitively 02br
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00"Get 01i00verb02i00-ing." (i.e. no object in the sentence) is probably the more common format. 02br
00Another common command is "Get moving."0-
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