'That would've gotten rid of the guys'

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I just don't like that sentence.............. can you tell me what's wrong with it?      I"m sure something is wrong but I can't put my foot down on it. Tell me how I can say that  as well thanx ^^

MrPedantic · Accepted Answer

Hello JK

'the guys' seems to want to lead to more information about who they were.

So maybe you could say, if they've already been referred to:

1. That would've gotten rid of those guys.

If not, you could define them:

2. That would've gotten rid of the guys [in the bar. But what about the ones in the back room?]

MrP

Pieanne · Answer

Could we say:
"That would've gotten us/me etc rid of the guys"?

Just the truth · Answer

'That would've gotten rid of the guys'

I just don't like that sentence.............. can you tell me what's wrong with it?

I'm sure something is wrong but I can't put my finger [foot down] on it.

Tell me how I can say that as well thanx ^^

The sentence is fine, JK. Obviously, there is some prior context here as there is in all language.

A: I could have turned on Oprah.

B: That would've gotten rid of the guys.

{Note the change I made to the idiom above (in bold)}

Pieanne asked: Could we say:
"That would've gotten us/me etc rid of the guys"?

Yes, you could say it that way, Pieanne.

Pieanne · Answer

Thanks, JTT!

Mister Micawber · Answer

With JTT, I don't really find anything wrong with it-- is it perhaps just the extreme colloquialness of the style that bothers you, JK?

Anonymous · Answer

0 It British English, you would write "That would've got rid of the guys" , assuming you're British or from a British Commenweatlh country, ie English speaking and not US or Ireland.  Then this may be what you think is wrong.  Otherwise, according to American English it's correct. 0-

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