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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

get on/get along/come on/come along

Hello,
Can we say: "Do you want to see how my new painting is getting on/getting along/coming on?" instead of "Do you want to see how my new painting is coming along"?
2. Would it be correct to say: "Do you want to see how I am coming on/getting on/coming along/getting along with my new painting"?
3. Do they all make sense in: "The building work was coming on/coming along/getting on/getting along nicely?"

Thank you in advance Emotion: smile
  

Top answer

Gene93 Do you want to see how my new painting is ...? / Do you want to see how I am ... with my new painting?

— CalifJim

  • Gene93 Do you want to see how my new painting is ...?
  • / Do you want to see how I am ...
  • with my new painting?
  • / The building work was ...
  • nicely.
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Gene93Do you want to see how my new painting is ...? / Do you want to see how I am ... with my new painting? / The building work was ... nicely.
coming along for all examples.

Possibly getting on, getting along.

I would not use 'coming on'. I associate that (AmE) with showing sexual interest somewhat obviously through conversat
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I see. Do "The building work was getting on/along nicely" sound unnatural?
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Gene93Do "The building work was getting on/along nicely" sound unnatural?
No. That's OK, though those expressions are more often used in reference to the health of convalescing patients.

Tom had a kidney transplant two weeks ago, and it's amazing how well he's getting along already.

Also, in reference to aging:

— Thomas is
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By the way, Jim, does "The building work was coming on nicely" suggest that that the building work has started recently? If yes, "along" probably suggests that it has started some time ago.
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Gene93By the way, Jim, does "The building work was coming on nicely" suggest that that the building work has started recently? If yes, "along" probably suggests that it has started some time ago.
I sense no such fine distinctions between the two expressions.

CJ
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Gene93By the way, Jim, does "The building work was coming on nicely" suggest that that the building work has started recently? If yes, "along" probably suggests that it has started some time ago.
I sense no such fine distinctions between the two expressions.

CJ
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