got talking /got to talking

[ostap77]

What would be the difference between these two phrases?

"I have not seen Joe in a while. So when I met him in a bar I got to talking to him and we ended up drinking and talking all night at my place."

[ostap77]

What would be the difference between these two phrases?

"I have not seen Joe in a while. So when I met him in a bar I got to talking to him and we ended up drinking and talking all night at my place."

I would very much like to know your advice on the question in the previous post.

[freezeframe]

What would be the difference between these two phrases?

"I have not seen Joe in a while. So when I met him in a bar I got to talking to him and we ended up drinking and talking all night at my place."

They mean the same thing. They both mean "started talking to/with him".

"Got to talking to him" sounds to me more like something someone from the South of the US would say.* This is colloquial.


*my idea of how they talk is formed solely by watching movies

[Tdol]

Got to talking sounds strange to me- in BrE, I would expect got talking.

[riquecohen]

They mean the same thing. They both mean "started talking to/with him".

"Got to talking to him" sounds to me more like something someone from the South of the US would say.* This is colloquial. It's frequently heard in other parts of the US as well.


*my idea of how they talk is formed solely by watching movies

Henry

[ostap77]

Henry

Can it be used with other verbs like "got to writing a letter or got to watching a movie"?

[freezeframe]

Can it be used with other verbs like "got to writing a letter or got to watching a movie"?

Yes.

[freezeframe]

I like answering in your posts 'cause you give us "likes".

[5jj]

I like answering in your posts 'cause you give us "likes".

Why do you think I keep answering?

[5jj]

Thanks for that 'like', Ostap. You sure know how to keep me coming back.