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It depends on the context. It can be casual, but it's the correct past tense of "to get." I got sick. I got a book for my birthday. I got there in time. Perfectly correct, if slightly ca...
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2019-12-13T12:00:41Z (over 4 years ago)
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2019-12-08T05:53:32Z (over 4 years ago)
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It depends on the context. It can be casual, but it's the correct past tense of "to get." > I got sick. > I got a book for my birthday. > I got there in time. Perfectly correct, if slightly casual. You could rewrite to "I became sick, I received a book, I arrived in time," but you'd start to come off as needlessly formal. In response to a falling baseball: > I got it! You _could_ say "I have it!" or "I'll get it!" but on the field nobody cares. > I got no idea. Slang. Comprehensible, but technically wrong; it should be "I have no idea."
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2017-01-06T15:28:40Z (over 7 years ago)
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