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Questions about “get” and “be”


What meaning of “get” is in the “get paid” phrase?“I think him to be about 50” or “I think he is about 50”?passive with “to get”What's the subject of “There is my biscuit!” ? And how about “There is one biscuit left”?“If he gets killed” - does the “get” here represents the passive?get+verb(passive) vs verbThink about ~~. 's answer is ?? I am or I doA question about “be”Is “Let's get started” passive voice or not?In “get married,” etc., is “married” a verb or an adjective?The form of the verb to be in the questions with “and” and “or”













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Is it good English to write the following passive sentences, considering that it should describe what a system is doing in general (but maybe not necessarily at the moment)? I am interested in the word "get", whether it is appropriate in these situations:



  • Text gets analysed [by the system].


  • Files get stored [by the system].


  • Data gets displayed [by the system].



Furthermore, I would like to know whether the following sentences are good English, when "get" is used instead of "be", considering that it should describe what a system is requiring in general:



  • The button needs to get pressed [in case of this and that].


  • Users can get added [to the system].


If yes or no, why or why not?










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    The Get-passive is perfectly grammatical. There are some minor differences from the Be-passive, but not many. BTW, this is American English; with UK Englishes, your mileage may vary.

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    British English wouldn't normally use the last two.

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Is it good English to write the following passive sentences, considering that it should describe what a system is doing in general (but maybe not necessarily at the moment)? I am interested in the word "get", whether it is appropriate in these situations:



  • Text gets analysed [by the system].


  • Files get stored [by the system].


  • Data gets displayed [by the system].



Furthermore, I would like to know whether the following sentences are good English, when "get" is used instead of "be", considering that it should describe what a system is requiring in general:



  • The button needs to get pressed [in case of this and that].


  • Users can get added [to the system].


If yes or no, why or why not?










share|improve this question



















  • 1





    The Get-passive is perfectly grammatical. There are some minor differences from the Be-passive, but not many. BTW, this is American English; with UK Englishes, your mileage may vary.

    – John Lawler
    18 hours ago






  • 1





    British English wouldn't normally use the last two.

    – Andrew Leach
    17 hours ago













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Is it good English to write the following passive sentences, considering that it should describe what a system is doing in general (but maybe not necessarily at the moment)? I am interested in the word "get", whether it is appropriate in these situations:



  • Text gets analysed [by the system].


  • Files get stored [by the system].


  • Data gets displayed [by the system].



Furthermore, I would like to know whether the following sentences are good English, when "get" is used instead of "be", considering that it should describe what a system is requiring in general:



  • The button needs to get pressed [in case of this and that].


  • Users can get added [to the system].


If yes or no, why or why not?










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Is it good English to write the following passive sentences, considering that it should describe what a system is doing in general (but maybe not necessarily at the moment)? I am interested in the word "get", whether it is appropriate in these situations:



  • Text gets analysed [by the system].


  • Files get stored [by the system].


  • Data gets displayed [by the system].



Furthermore, I would like to know whether the following sentences are good English, when "get" is used instead of "be", considering that it should describe what a system is requiring in general:



  • The button needs to get pressed [in case of this and that].


  • Users can get added [to the system].


If yes or no, why or why not?







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    The Get-passive is perfectly grammatical. There are some minor differences from the Be-passive, but not many. BTW, this is American English; with UK Englishes, your mileage may vary.

    – John Lawler
    18 hours ago






  • 1





    British English wouldn't normally use the last two.

    – Andrew Leach
    17 hours ago












  • 1





    The Get-passive is perfectly grammatical. There are some minor differences from the Be-passive, but not many. BTW, this is American English; with UK Englishes, your mileage may vary.

    – John Lawler
    18 hours ago






  • 1





    British English wouldn't normally use the last two.

    – Andrew Leach
    17 hours ago







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The Get-passive is perfectly grammatical. There are some minor differences from the Be-passive, but not many. BTW, this is American English; with UK Englishes, your mileage may vary.

– John Lawler
18 hours ago





The Get-passive is perfectly grammatical. There are some minor differences from the Be-passive, but not many. BTW, this is American English; with UK Englishes, your mileage may vary.

– John Lawler
18 hours ago




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British English wouldn't normally use the last two.

– Andrew Leach
17 hours ago





British English wouldn't normally use the last two.

– Andrew Leach
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Text is analysed [by the system].



Files are stored [by the system].



Data (when it's not counted) is displayed [by the system].



I cannot immediately provide a cogent explanation for this other than to me it sounds better.






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      I cannot immediately provide a cogent explanation for this other than to me it sounds better.






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