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Tufguy Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Get out and off the bed.

"Get out of bed."

"Get off the bed."

What is the difference between these two?
  

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" Someone is in bed, under the bedclothes, perhaps even speeling. " Someone is lying on the bed, perhaps in the daytime, perhaps fully dressed. CB

  • " Someone is in bed, under the bedclothes, perhaps even speeling.
  • " Someone is lying on the bed, perhaps in the daytime, perhaps fully dressed.
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tufguy"Get out of bed."
Someone is in bed, under the bedclothes, perhaps even speeling.
tufguy"Get off the bed."
Someone is lying on the bed, perhaps in the daytime, perhaps fully dressed.

CB
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If somebody is lying on the bed in the noon, can't we just say "get out off the bed" would it be wrong?

Can we say "get off the bed or chair or table etc if somebody is sitting on a chair or a bed or a table or a stool?

To be in bed means lying under bed sheet andto be on bed means just simply lying on bed or sitting on bed am I correct?
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tufguycan't we just say "get out off the bed" would it be wrong?
Yes, it would.
tufguyCan we say "get off the bed or chair or table etc if somebody is sitting on a chair or a bed or a table or a stool?
Yes.
tufguyTo be in bed means lying under the bed sheet and to be on
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Almost? Is it not accurate?
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tufguyAlmost? Is it not accurate?
It's correct with the article (the bed) and incorrect without it.

CB
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tufguy"Get off the bed."
I would say this to my dog if he jumped on the bed. He is not allowed to be there.
"Get off" can be a forceful command asking someone to vacate the place where they are.
tufguy"Get out of bed."
I get out of bed most mornings at 6:15 am.
I tell the children, "Get up! Get out of bed!" in the

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