married/got married

Yes you can. I don't think there is any real difference. 'Got' is more common nowadays, and less formal, I would say. Perhaps that is just AmE, though.

Thanks, Mister.

AngliholicShe got married, but later divorced. She returned home to the U.K. with her baby daughter Jessica.

I wonder if I could say "she married" instead of "she got married." If yes, is there any subtle difference? Thanks.

<<<I wonder if I could say "she married" >>> No I don't believe so. We ca

The copula "to get" has come into favour to remove the ambiguity caused by the use of "to be" in many contexts such as this. The more traditional sentence would have been: "She was married, but later divorced".

"To be" can be used both to denote the entry point to a state or the continuance of that state but the latter is always assumed if there is no context.

"To get" on the ot

GoodmanWe can not just say "Susan married" because the direct object to whom Susan married is missing in the sentence.

"To marry" does not need a direct object.

Bokeh

GoodmanWe can not just say "Susan married" because the direct object to whom Susan married is missing in the sentence.

"To marry" does not need a direct object.

Hi Bokeh,

So I take it that you are saying "Susan married" is acceptpable; aren't you? To me, " Susan married" make little sen

John married in his twenties.
John will marry next month.
John married two months ago.

Hi Goodman

I think it would be fair to say that in modern usage, saying "She married" might tend to sound overly formal or antiquated if it is not followed by an object telling us whom.

Yankeein modern usage, saying "She married" might tend to sound

Modern US usage maybe.

Right, Bokeh. My posts reflect American usage and that is what Goodman has learned, if I'm not mistaken.

I'm curious. If you had to make an educated guess about the British usage, what would you say the break-down in frequency of usage would be between "She married" and "She got married"?