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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

get in / come in

What is the difference between get in / come in?

Are the following sentences correct?

E.g.: I came in with this student card.

E..g: I got in with this student card.
  

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Both are correct. But to me there seems some subtle difference between them. "I came in with this card" sounds like "I happened to come in with this card", and "I got in with this card" like "I managed to get in with this card" paco

— Paco2004

  • Both are correct.
  • But to me there seems some subtle difference between them.
  • "I came in with this card" sounds like "I happened to come in with this card", and "I got in with this card" like "I managed to get in with this card" paco
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Both are correct. But to me there seems some subtle difference between them. "I came in with this card" sounds like "I happened to come in with this card", and "I got in with this card" like "I managed to get in with this card"
paco
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That's an accurate difference, though it may be a bit more than a subtle one in some circumstances.

"I got in with this card" suggests that it was the possession of the card that achieved your getting in, (such as an ID card, a membership card, a card used to pick a lock.) "I came in with this card" suggests simply that you had the card in your possession when you came in, ("I came in w
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Yes, as Paco explains, come in is simply a statement of entrance, while get in suggests that the card was a necessary adjunct of admission. Consequently, I find I came in with this card a little unusual, and I got in with this card the normal expression, since the necessity for the card itself makes the entrance contingent upon its display.
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