People GET energy drinks MIXED up with sports drinks.

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Would anyone explain this get structure? The sentence above means the same as, "People mix energy drinks up with sports drinks." right? Then, what would be the difference between the two. There has to be one and I have no idea. please help~ thanks!

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

"People GET energy drinks MIXED up with sports drinks." - Is present perfect tense

"People mix energy drinks up with sports drinks." - Is present tense. (Also, up doesn't go in this one, if i'm not mistaken)

They have the same meaning, but different tenses.

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses.htm

CalifJim · Answer

AnonymousWould anyone explain this get structure?

Here is the idiom:

to get X confused with Y = to get X mixed up with Y = to confuse X for Y = not to know clearly the difference between X and Y

If you use only mix, as in mix X with Y, you are talking about the physical combining of two liquids in one container. That is not the meaning of get X mixed up with Y.

If you use only mix up, as in mix up X with Y or mix X up with Y, you can be talking either about a physical combining or about an inability to perceive clearly the difference between X and Y. It's ambiguous what you mean. I don't recommend this.

Similar expressions:

to get X tangled (up) with/in Y (Be careful! You are going to get the microphone cord tangled up with the cord from the lamp.)
to get X caught in Y (Robert got his finger caught in the door as it closed. That was painful!)
to get X stuck in Y (Jane got the key stuck in the lock so badly that she had to call a locksmith to remove it.)

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

https://www.mbarendezvous.com/tense/

https://www.mbarendezvous.com/general-awareness/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-article-370/

https://www.mbarendezvous.com/punctuation/

https://www.mbarendezvous.com/reading-comprehension-passages/

People GET energy drinks MIXED up with sports drinks.

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