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Michelle Cha Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

The party's idea got me thinking / to think.

1. The party's idea got me thinking.

2. The party's idea got me to think.

Grammatically, the both are correct. Then how are they different in meaning?
  

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Michelle Cha how are they different in meaning? ) got me to think ~ made me use my brain. ) _________ "the party's idea" doesn't seem very idiomatic to me.

— CalifJim

  • Michelle Cha how are they different in meaning?
  • ) got me to think ~ made me use my brain.
  • ) _________ "the party's idea" doesn't seem very idiomatic to me.
  • Can a party have an idea?
  • CJ
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Michelle Chahow are they different in meaning?
got me thinking ~ made me ponder the idea for some time, considering the various aspects of it (This is the more idiomatic version.)
got me to think ~ made me use my brain. (In this version, it almost seems like what you think about might not even have to do with the party.)
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CalifJim"the party's idea" doesn't seem very idiomatic to me. Can a party have an idea?
I've found this in the Internet: "The party's idea is to allow the Fair Trade Commission to order a chaebol to sell an affiliate after unfair trade practices are discovered." (forbes.com)
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AnonymousThe party's idea is to allow the ...
OK. I suppose it's a political party then. In any case, it's not important to your question about "got me thinking".

CJ
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Sorry for the delayed reply, first. Emotion: smile

The sentence is from a highschool text book in Korea, and I thought

'The part
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Michelle ChaBy the way, which sentence do you think sounds better?
The one with "got me thinking".

CJ
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