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Tmn111 Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Get sorted

Hi, I often hear the phrase "get sorted".

Is it correct to use it in the context of "I got everything done what I wanted to be done?"

For example:

I went to the bank and got everything sorted. - Is it correct?
  

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- - OK and casual (= very informal) I went to the bank and got everything sorted out . -- OK and informal 'Sorted (out)' = cleared up, clarified, organized, completed

— Mister Micawber

  • - - OK and casual (= very informal) I went to the bank and got everything sorted out .
  • -- OK and informal 'Sorted (out)' = cleared up, clarified, organized, completed
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I went to the bank and got everything sorted.-- OK and casual (= very informal)
I went to the bank and got everything sorted out. -- OK and informal

'Sorted (out)' = cleared up, clarified, organized, completed
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Thanks.

What phrase insted of "get sorted" can I use so the sentence doesn't sound informal?

Is "arrange" ok?

I went to the bank and arranged everything?

...got everything arranged?

I'm not sure.
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When you use 'get' you are already in informal mode, but I can't imagine your needing to be formal with this utterance. Another common phrase is 'straighten out/away'. The most 'formal' phrase I can think of offhand is 'complete (the) arrangements'.
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