get burned / get burnt / get a suntan

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The sun is strong here. I should have brought a parasol. I don't want to...

1. get burned,
2. get burnt,
3. get a suntan,

because if I do, I will get spots.

Are 1 to 3 correct? If not, please tell me a correct way to say it. Thank you!
 

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The sun is strong here. I should have brought a parasol. I don't want to...

1. get burned,
2. get burnt,
3. get a suntan,

because if I do, I will get spots.

Are 1 to 3 correct? If not, please tell me a correct way to say it. Thank you!

I would say "get a sunburn", "because if I do, I will get freckles or maybe even skin cancer".
 

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Or even I don't want to burn.
 

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How about 1, 2, and 3?
 

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They're fine. You could also use sunburnt/ed instead.
 

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The sun is strong here. I should have brought a parasol. I don't want to...

1. get burned,
2. get burnt,
3. get a suntan,

because if I do, I will get spots. 'Spots', meaning 'skin blemishes' or 'pimples', is not used in AmE.

Are 1 to 3 correct? If not, please tell me a correct way to say it. Thank you!

Henry
 

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'Spots', meaning 'skin blemishes' or 'pimples', is not used in AmE.

I didn't mean 'skin blemishes' or 'pimples'. What I wanted to say is brown skin spots (bigger than freckles), which you get due to exposure to ultraviolet, and about which women (at least Asian women) are always concerned. They are not swelling, just the color is changed. How do you call them? Age spots, or maybe liver spots?
 
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I didn't mean 'skin blemishes' or 'pimples'. What I wanted to say is brown skin spots (bigger than freckles), which you get due to exposure to ultraviolet, and about which women (at least Asian women) are always concerned. How do you call them? Age spots, or maybe liver spots?

I think you're right, but I'm not a dermatologist. Both of those terms are used in AmE. Look here. Liver spot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 

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I associate liver spots with older people, so I'd use blemishes or dark patches.
 
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