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Eslbro Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Go/get

Difference between: I'm trying to get home.

And

I'm trying to go home.

  

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eslbro Difference between: I'm trying to get home. And I'm trying to go home. None.

— Mister Micawber

  • eslbro Difference between: I'm trying to get home.
  • And I'm trying to go home.
  • None.
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eslbroDifference between: I'm trying to get home. And I'm trying to go home.

None.

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I agree that there is usually no difference intended. But here;s a possible nuance.

I'm trying to get home. Sounds a bit like my trip home has already started.

eg I'm trying to get home, but the roads are very icy.

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I'm trying to go home. Sounds a bit like my trip has not started yet.

eg 'm trying to go home, but my boss keeps bringing me urgent

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To my ear, the one with 'get' implies that the speaker anticipates that a little more effort is going to be required. There will be factors working against a successful trip home.

If you take a look at this Google Ngram, you'll see that the 'get' version is used much more. You can find examples of each by clicking on the choices below the graph.

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