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Vts nair Posted 12 years ago
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I got/made him reply?
Pls help me to learn difference between get/make. i know that both are being used to give ''forced' meaning.
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If you mean "I forced him to reply," then you could say "I made him reply."
If you coaxed or encouraged him when he was reluctant, then you could say "I got him to reply."
If he asked you a question and you answered, then you could say simply "I replied to him."
If you coaxed or encouraged him when he was reluctant, then you could say "I got him to reply."
If he asked you a question and you answered, then you could say simply "I replied to him."
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I made him reply. (bare infinitive)
I got him to reply. (infinitive)
The meanings are different.
#1 has the idea of coercion.
#2 has the idea "I convinced him to reply."
I got him to reply. (infinitive)
The meanings are different.
#1 has the idea of coercion.
#2 has the idea "I convinced him to reply."
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