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Johner Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Get to
Hi,
Girl: Dad that's mine!
Father: Look, the way it works is; I made you, so I get to eat your food. That's called the food chain.
Man (to his girlfriend): I want kiss. Three hundred times. In a row.
Girlfriend: All right. But I get to pick the other guys.
Man: OK! But I get to go first.
I've heard these "get to"s many times. But I have no clue what it means. Actually I think its meaning varies frequently. I need to learn when to use it. Because I believe that if I get it, I'll be saved from redundant words. So can you explain what they contribute to the sentence? In respect of feeling and meaning...
Thanks in advance..
Girl: Dad that's mine!
Father: Look, the way it works is; I made you, so I get to eat your food. That's called the food chain.
Man (to his girlfriend): I want kiss. Three hundred times. In a row.
Girlfriend: All right. But I get to pick the other guys.
Man: OK! But I get to go first.
I've heard these "get to"s many times. But I have no clue what it means. Actually I think its meaning varies frequently. I need to learn when to use it. Because I believe that if I get it, I'll be saved from redundant words. So can you explain what they contribute to the sentence? In respect of feeling and meaning...
Thanks in advance..
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You're correct - the meaning of "get to" varies in the examples you provide. Girl: Dad that's mine! Father: Look, the way it works is; I made you, so I get to eat your food.
- You're correct - the meaning of "get to" varies in the examples you provide.
- Girl: Dad that's mine!
- Father: Look, the way it works is; I made you, so I get to eat your food.
- That's called the food chain.
- I made you and, therefore, I am permitted (allowed) to eat your food.
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You're correct - the meaning of "get to" varies in the examples you provide.
Girl: Dad that's mine!
Father: Look, the way it works is; I made you, so I get to eat your food. That's called the food chain.
I made you and, therefore, I am permitted (allowed) to eat your food.
Man (to his girlfriend): I want kiss. Three hundred times.
Girl: Dad that's mine!
Father: Look, the way it works is; I made you, so I get to eat your food. That's called the food chain.
I made you and, therefore, I am permitted (allowed) to eat your food.
Man (to his girlfriend): I want kiss. Three hundred times.
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Hi,
Thanks JohnParis, your reply helped indeed. I understood the uses of "get to"s in the given examples. But I still don't know when I can use it. If I was to predict the range of use for it, I'd say, looking at the given examples, none of native speakers would object that I use the phrase too much. And I'd be very happy with using it since it almost means anything. So I could leave the
Thanks JohnParis, your reply helped indeed. I understood the uses of "get to"s in the given examples. But I still don't know when I can use it. If I was to predict the range of use for it, I'd say, looking at the given examples, none of native speakers would object that I use the phrase too much. And I'd be very happy with using it since it almost means anything. So I could leave the
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