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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

get/have sth PP

get + something + P.P. ; have + something + P.P.

Do 'get sth. + P.P.' and 'have sth. + P.P.' mean the same?

For instance, do 'she got her nose pierced' and 'she had her nose pierced' mean the same? do 'he got his car fixed' and 'he had his car fixed' mean the same?

Do we know who did the piercing when we say she got her nose pierced or she had her nose pierced?

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Shouldn't it be much clearer if we say 'she pierced her nose' to mean she did the job by herself or 'she got her nose pierced by someone' to mean someone did the job for her?

Thanks,
  

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They both mean the same, and that someone else did it. 'Get' to me suggests more aggressive solicitation of the task than does 'have'. If we are lucky, Paco will come along and find the long previous thread of discussion we had on this topic-- or you could try the English Forums 'Search' function yourself.

— Mister Micawber

  • They both mean the same, and that someone else did it.
  • 'Get' to me suggests more aggressive solicitation of the task than does 'have'.
  • If we are lucky, Paco will come along and find the long previous thread of discussion we had on this topic-- or you could try the English Forums 'Search' function yourself.
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They both mean the same, and that someone else did it. 'Get' to me suggests more aggressive solicitation of the task than does 'have'.

If we are lucky, Paco will come along and find the long previous thread of discussion we had on this topic-- or you could try the English Forums 'Search' function yourself.
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