Jobb Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Mary has gone to get some fruits.
Mary has gone to get some fruits.
Does the sentence certainly mean "Mary has gone to buy some fruits"?
I think Mary might just go to another room to get some fruits, not necessarily to buy them.
Does the sentence certainly mean "Mary has gone to buy some fruits"?
I think Mary might just go to another room to get some fruits, not necessarily to buy them.
Top answer
"get" does not necessarily imply "buy", but it can be used that way. You're right about going to another room to "get" something. This is the equivalent of the little-used verb "fetch".
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"get" does not necessarily imply "buy", but it can be used that way. You're right about going to another room to "get" something. This is the equivalent of the little-used verb "fetch".
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