http://wordie.org/words/get Comments for the word 'Get' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/get#comments Australians are taught to avoid this word at all costs. I remember a teacher in primary school telling me there was no sentence where the word "get" couldn't be replaced by an alternative (implication: superior) word. Being something of a smart-ass, I responded by writing a sentence <i>about</i> the word, making "get" necessary. <br /><br />Of course, she was simply urging her students to broaden their vocabularies and, more important, seek out powerful and specific verbs. Good on her! <br /><br />(See also Aussie prejudices re <a href="/words/gotten">gotten</a>.) Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:29:33 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/get#comments