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Jacky56Lin Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
“I got it." or “I get it?”
Dear Teacher Thanks for your answers about forfet/forgot. I feel great now.
May I ask you another question about “I got it." or “I get it?”
Often time I heard that the following:
Q1 “Do you know what I mean/say " A: I got it." B: “I get it".
Which answer is right? Maybe both are right. Why?
Just I would like to ask if they have similar usage with forget/forgot.
If Q1 is change the word “mean/say” into meant/said, complete sentence is “Do you know what I mean/said”
I marked it as Q2.
Q2: “Do you know what I meant/said” " A: I got it." B: “I get it".
Which answer is right? Why?
Q3: And I wonder what on earth the difference if I use mean and meant or use say or said in the clause.
I usually hesitate which tense I should use when I’m making a or saying a sentence in the clause,
Off course I know that meant and said are the past tense of mean and say.
Thanks millions.
Jacky Lin. February 18th 2011.
May I ask you another question about “I got it." or “I get it?”
Often time I heard that the following:
Q1 “Do you know what I mean/say " A: I got it." B: “I get it".
Which answer is right? Maybe both are right. Why?
Just I would like to ask if they have similar usage with forget/forgot.
If Q1 is change the word “mean/say” into meant/said, complete sentence is “Do you know what I mean/said”
I marked it as Q2.
Q2: “Do you know what I meant/said” " A: I got it." B: “I get it".
Which answer is right? Why?
Q3: And I wonder what on earth the difference if I use mean and meant or use say or said in the clause.
I usually hesitate which tense I should use when I’m making a or saying a sentence in the clause,
Off course I know that meant and said are the past tense of mean and say.
Thanks millions.
Jacky Lin. February 18th 2011.
Top answer
Hello! Q1- got it means you understood it. get it means you understand it.
- Hello!
- Q1- got it means you understood it.
- get it means you understand it.
- again its all in the 'tense'....
- got it, forgot, meant, said means in some previous time get it, forget, mean, say is present.
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Hello!
Q1- got it means you understood it. get it means you understand it. (past or present tense)
Q2/Q3...again its all in the 'tense'....
got it, forgot, meant, said means in some previous time
get it, forget, mean, say is present.
You're doing well tho...keep up the great work!
Q1- got it means you understood it. get it means you understand it. (past or present tense)
Q2/Q3...again its all in the 'tense'....
got it, forgot, meant, said means in some previous time
get it, forget, mean, say is present.
You're doing well tho...keep up the great work!
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>>>Often time I heard that the following:
Q1 “Do you know what I mean/say " A: I got it." B: “I ge
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Dear dimsumexpress
I should Follow the Aux. I got it.
But I do really want to know if I directly to say i got it. it's wrong or not?
Thanks a lot.
I should Follow the Aux. I got it.
But I do really want to know if I directly to say i got it. it's wrong or not?
Thanks a lot.
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In everyday conversation, certain percentage of the population only care about getting the message across and pay very little attention to grammar. With that said, I personally would avoid it.
<<<But Ido really want to know if I directly to can say
<<<But I
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Both are informal of course. But 'I get it' can appear rude in some situations, inferring the speaker has talked for too long.
'I got it's is much more common and means 'I understand/understood'.
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