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Old 29-Aug-2008, 14:10
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I got accepted meant that they wanted me
Is this sentence OK?
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Old 29-Aug-2008, 14:24
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Hi belly, any context to this?

I think you wanted to say:

I got accepted which means that they wanted me

I got accepted: this means, they obviously wanted me.
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Old 29-Aug-2008, 14:40
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Many many years ago when I was in school my English Master outlawed two words. We were not allowed to use these in any context.
The idea was to force us to use a better word or phase.
The two words were:- "got" & "went"
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Of course, dizzy, it would sound much better with:

I was accepted....
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hi Dizzy
Where was "went"?
I also saw no difference between "was" and "got"?
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hi Dizzy
Where was "went"? Nowhere. What Dizzy is saying is that "went" was being used as an easy option, and could be replaced by other and better verbs, just as "got " can be.
I also saw no difference between "was" and "got"? "got" is a lazy option. There may be no difference in meaning but "was" is a better, more literate, option.
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