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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Know vs get to know /

When do you use 'know' and 'get to know.'

Is there a differece between the two sentences?

1. I want to know you better.

2. I want to get to know you better.

If the example is not good, is there another example?
  

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It seems to me that "get to know" implies spending quite a bit of time with someone, having a lot of conversation with them, gradually learning all about them. Saying you want to get to know someone sounds a lot friendlier than saying you want to know them. In fact, saying "I want to know you better" will probably be taken as rude.

— CalifJim

  • It seems to me that "get to know" implies spending quite a bit of time with someone, having a lot of conversation with them, gradually learning all about them.
  • Saying you want to get to know someone sounds a lot friendlier than saying you want to know them.
  • In fact, saying "I want to know you better" will probably be taken as rude.
  • The more polite form is "I'd like to get to know you better", but in any case, you need to know the person at least a little before you say this.
  • It would be rude to say any of these things to a complete stranger.
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It seems to me that "get to know" implies spending quite a bit of time with someone, having a lot of conversation with them, gradually learning all about them.

Saying you want to get to know someone sounds a lot friendlier than saying you want to know them. In fact, saying "I want to know you better" will probably be taken as rude. The more polite form is "I'd like to get to know you b
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