Activity for Ben Parsonsâ€
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #19628 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
| Question | — |
Is there any stylistic reason to avoid the word "got"? I was taught around the age of 10 to always avoid the word "got". I was told that it's always possible to rephrase a sentence so as to not use it. I followed this advice fairly unthinkingly, but now that I come to look at it, this isn't so universal. I still think it's an ugly word and avoid it wher... (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |