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0Please help to correct this sentence.02br
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001. I have many presents on my birthday.02br
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002. I have many presents for my birthday.02br
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0 "I got many presents for my birthday" is more idiomatic. 02br 02br 00paco 0-

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0 "I got many presents for my birthday" is more idiomatic. But "I got many presents on my birthday" is not so bad.02br
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0 Also,02br
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01i00I got a lot of presents on my birthday.02i02br
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0If a sentence is idiomatic, what does it entail?02br
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00What is an idiom? 0-
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1i00Idiom: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up; a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language; the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people.02i02br
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00Your sentence could entail any or all of those definitions.0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Don't or Wouldn't you consider the verb "got" in that form to be informal?02br
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01i00I got bored02i00.02br
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00I became bored02br
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01i00I got a lot of presents02i02br
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00I received a lot of present. 0-
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0 Yes, 'got' is less formal than 'became' or 'received'.02br
00On the other hand, it's difficult to imagine a situation which is both formal - a governor's speech on taxation, for example - and also appropriate for talking about birthday presents! 05002br
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