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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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getting bad name
I am getting bad name all around my neighbourood.
Is this sentence correct? If yes, what does the "getting" exactly mean in this sentence? If possible, give me one word for "getting/spreading bad name"
Is this sentence correct? If yes, what does the "getting" exactly mean in this sentence? If possible, give me one word for "getting/spreading bad name"
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Yes, it's correctly written. It means I am acquiring a bad reputation. Getting a bad name is what happens to you.
- Yes, it's correctly written.
- It means I am acquiring a bad reputation.
- Getting a bad name is what happens to you.
- You don't spread a bad name.
- <Oops.
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Yes, it's correctly written. It means I am acquiring a bad reputation.
Getting a bad name is what happens to you. You don't spread a bad name.
<Oops. I missed the lack of an "a." Thanks for picking that up.>
Getting a bad name is what happens to you. You don't spread a bad name.
<Oops. I missed the lack of an "a." Thanks for picking that up.>
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It needs an 'a'
'I am getting a bad name all around the neighbourhood'
'Getting' means you are acquiring it. If you a buying a new car, you can tell people, 'I'm getting a new car.' You can also be 'getting tired' or 'getting old'.
'Getting a bad name' means people no longer like you or trust you because of something you have done or maybe because other people are sayin
'I am getting a bad name all around the neighbourhood'
'Getting' means you are acquiring it. If you a buying a new car, you can tell people, 'I'm getting a new car.' You can also be 'getting tired' or 'getting old'.
'Getting a bad name' means people no longer like you or trust you because of something you have done or maybe because other people are sayin
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