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Sunsail Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Geti listening vs listen

Hello

I m listening to radio, sometimes it says

get listening or get going

instead of saying listen or go

what is the difference exactly

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Hi, I m listening to radio, sometimes it says get listening or get going instead of saying listen or go what is the difference exactly 'Get' used like this means 'begin'. begin listening, begin going. My exam is tomorrow.

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  • Hi, I m listening to radio, sometimes it says get listening or get going instead of saying listen or go what is the difference exactly 'Get' used like this means 'begin'.
  • begin listening, begin going.
  • My exam is tomorrow.
  • I'd better get studying.
  • It's an informal kind of usage that is mostly just found in casual speech.
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Hi,
I m listening to radio, sometimes it says

get listening or get going

instead of saying listen or go

what is the difference exactly

'Get' used like this means 'begin'.

begin listening, begin going.

My exam is tomorrow. I'd better get studying.

It's an informal kind of usage that is mostly just found in casual speech.
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