0
Bamtori Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

We got just everything falling apart here

"We got just everything falling apart here."

Teachers, can I change this sentence to "Just everything is falling apart here" and the meaning is the same."?
  

Top answer

We got sounds very sloppy. I don't know what just everything might mean. Do you?

  • We got sounds very sloppy.
  • I don't know what just everything might mean.
  • Do you?
  • Anyway, your sentence is decent English, and so is far superior to the poor quality English of the first sentence.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

4 Answers
0
We got sounds very sloppy. I don't know what just everything might mean. Do you? Anyway, your sentence is decent English, and so is far superior to the poor quality English of the first sentence.
0
I think so, but the sentence becomes less personal without We.
0
I think the most natural of all is "We've got everything just falling apart here!"

The first one listed is certainly casual - I would call it sloppy in written English but okay as dialogue - and sounds sort of panicky.
0
I think the most natural of all is "We've got everything just falling apart here!"

The first one listed is certainly casual - I would call it sloppy in written English but okay as dialogue - and sounds sort of panicky.

Related Questions