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Vsuresh Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Sentence correctness

Hi

Please tell me if this sentence is correct.

He got his leg injured in the war.

I think the phrase using "get" sounds odd in this context.

  

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got is very casual. Less casual is had.

— Clive

  • got is very casual.
  • Less casual is had.
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got is very casual. Less casual is had.

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vsureshHe got his leg injured in the war.
I think the phrase using "get" sounds odd in this context.

Well, it is odd if you take it in the same sense as in

He got his house painted during the summer.

But our knowledge of the circumstances surrounding war injuries tends to block this interpretation in the given sentence.

CJ

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