G GoodTaste Key Member Joined Feb 19, 2016 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Aug 1, 2020 #1 Is the phrase "Let's get started" the shorter form of "Let's get it started"? That is, the former is more colloquial.
Is the phrase "Let's get started" the shorter form of "Let's get it started"? That is, the former is more colloquial.
G GoodTaste Key Member Thread starter Joined Feb 19, 2016 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Aug 1, 2020 #2 Are they different in meaning? What difference?
G GoesStation No Longer With Us (RIP) Joined Dec 22, 2015 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Aug 1, 2020 #3 "Let's get started" = Let's start doing something we've been discussing. "Let's get it started" = Let's start the thing we've been talking about. The object pronoun in the second sentence means you're acting on something other than yourselves.
"Let's get started" = Let's start doing something we've been discussing. "Let's get it started" = Let's start the thing we've been talking about. The object pronoun in the second sentence means you're acting on something other than yourselves.
