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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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He gets shot/He is shot

I wrote this.


The man tries to run away when – BANG! He gets shot in the head and falls dead.


"When he is shot" seems to be way more common than "when he gets shot". But is "gets shot" okay?

  

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anonymous I wrote this. The man tries to run away when – BANG! He gets shot in the head and falls dead.

— CalifJim

  • anonymous I wrote this.
  • The man tries to run away when – BANG!
  • He gets shot in the head and falls dead.
  • "When he is shot" seems to be way more common than "when he gets shot".
  • But is " gets shot" okay?
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anonymous

I wrote this.


The man tries to run away when – BANG! He gets shot in the head and falls dead.


"When he is shot" seems to be way more common than "when he gets shot". But is "gets shot" okay?

Both are OK. 'gets shot' is more casual in style; 'is shot' is a little more formal. For a crime thriller s

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