Don’t Use “Get”!

George.W.Bush

Don’t Use “Get”!
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<br>One of the hardest-worked words in the English language, as the following example from a mid-Victorian writer, Dr. Withers shows:
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<br>I got on horseback within ten minutes after I got your letter. When I got to Canterbury I got a chaise for town; but I got wet through, and have got such a cold that I shall not get rid of it in a hurry. I got to the Treasury about noon, but first of all got shaved and dressed. I soon got into the secret of getting a memorial before the board, but I could not get an answer then; however, I got one next morning, I got my breakfast, and, having got dressed, I got out in time to get an answer to my memorial. As soon as I got it, I got into a chaise, and got back to Canterbury by three, and got home for tea, I have got nothing for you, so adieu.