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Kenji Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

marry? get married?

Hello. I wrote a sentence. "More and more young people don't marry
these days." One of my friend said "get married" is right.
Another friend said "get married is better, but marry is also
ok" What do you think?
  

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Hi Kenji, I prefer "get married," but both are okay.

— BarbaraPA

  • Hi Kenji, I prefer "get married," but both are okay.
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Hi Kenji,

I prefer "get married," but both are okay.
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Thank you. I understand.
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The difference is whether your view point is the event (to marry) or the state that the event causes (to be married).
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Hi,

I would say that 'get married' is certainly much, much more commonly heard.

Clive
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CliveI would say that 'get married' is certainly much, much more commonly heard.
Google says:
  1. "http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=%22people+don%27t+marry%22&btnG=Search&meta=lr%3Dlang_en%7Clang_es
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Hi,

I said much more commonly heard Emotion: smile and that's what I still thin
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Because I'm.... (sing it with me, guys)... going to the chapel, and I'm.... gonna get mar-air-air-eed... going to the chapel... (okay, you keep singing, and I'll run away)
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[8] ...Gee, I really love you and we're... gonna get mar-air-air-eed...Goin' to the chapel of love.[8] Emotion: big smile

Now tha
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And for our British cousins (at least the Hollywood versions of our British cousins),

[8] [8] "I'm getting married in the morning.....

Ding Dong! the bells are going to chime.

........da da da dada......

........da da da dada......

......so get me to the church on time!" [8] [8]
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