Become vs get
I have been seeing on the ways to use become or get .I sometimes confuse when to use them or if they are interchangeable.Thanks for your help.
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This is a tough one, Luissito. Just like you have many different ways in Spanish we have a few in English.
I want to become a lawyer.
I get/become angry when you shout at me.
I got wet in the rain.
My face turned red from embarrassment.
He turned into a real jerk after he became governor.
The man turned into a wolf and howled at the full moon.
I got used to waking up early.
More examples coming...........
To get is absolutely a verb in the english language. People can find ways to use any word for slang simply by using it in a way that it was not originally intended. Furthermore this differentiating between american english and lets say the UK english is apple and oranges. It's like saying latin american spanish is incorrect only spanish from Spain is correct, They are just different. I have heard this comparison before and I must say I "get" offended.
And get hold of it, will you, then pull!
If you don't we' ll become stranded.
I'm getting old.
I'm becoming elderly.
Estoy envejando.
I will never get over that one but it doesn't become a woman to complain. ( Become here means 'suit'. )
No me voy a recuperar nunca de este problema ( la edad) pero no me queda bien como mujer de que decir estas cosas. ( sorry, I really am struggling with this translation )
Many native speaking americans (american English) try to make a verb out of get. It is generally colloquialism at its worst. It is poor English which has become widely excepted.
hacerse un abogado - to become a lawyer. We hardly ever use "get" with hacerse. ponerse enfermo - to become (get) sick. We often use "get" with ponerse"
Then there are slangs. Lets get out of here. Vámonos. You don't get me. No me entiendes.
If you ever discover a complete understanding of "get"...all of us native speakers will be eternally grateful to you. Until then, I suppose that I will just "get".
(salir)
Viejito said:
Many native speaking americans (american English) try to make a verb out of get. It is generally colloquialism at its worst. It is poor English which has become widely excepted.
I'm not sure what examples you wanted to use to show "Americans....poor English...at its worst," However, the example of to "get sick" should not be one of them.
If one were to say "I got sick/ill over the weekend" the sentence and the use of the verb "to get" are perfectly acceptable.
I don't get it. I don't get the message.
No entiendo.
I always get into trouble. Estoy en un lío todo el tiempo.
Do you? Well, I thought I had got fat, but no, it seems I have got pregnant. Si? Bueno, estaba pensando que me ha engordado pero parece que estoy embarasada.
Really? You got lucky then!
De verdad? Que suerte has tenido..
No, I just became pregnant, it wasn't really anything to do with me..
( Modern English: I fell pregnant) Se me ha hecho embarasada ( sin mi ayuda) .
you become what you struggle for ang you get according to what you did ...wise saying as you sow so shall you reep
It was as if the devil had got into him, to start with, he turned into a wolf from time to time, but by and by he became a real wolf.
Fuera como el diablo había entrado en él ( en su alma/cuerpo?) y al principio se ponía en un lobo de vez en cuando , pero con tiempo se volvió en un lobo verdadero.
