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Get in; Separable [obligatory]?
The dictionary has as Separable [obligatory] the verb "get in":
Get in - Buy or obtain supplies, like food
Example:
We need to GET some coffee IN; we're completely out.
Notes:
- Separable [obligatory]
But I don't believe this separation is obligatory:
(from the OED): So long as I can earn enough to pay the rent and get in the odd bottle, I'm happy.
Lou
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Re: Get in; Separable [obligatory]?
I certainly have frequently used "get in", particularly when talking about household requisites:
I need to get in a lot more electric bulbs
I need to get in some potatoes
It doesn't seem to me at all obligatory to split it. Which dictionary was it?
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Re: Get in; Separable [obligatory]?

Originally Posted by
Anglika
I certainly have frequently used "get in", particularly when talking about household requisites:
I need to get in a lot more electric bulbs
I need to get in some potatoes
It doesn't seem to me at all obligatory to split it. Which dictionary was it?
UsingEnglish.com's: http://www.usingenglish.com/referenc...bs/get+in.html
Lou
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