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Hello.

I can see this phrase being an answer to a request meaning 'Sure.Ok.' in many American movies but I have never seen it in a British one. As a matter of interest, do the British use that phrase?

Your answers, as usually, are much appreciated.

I would be grateful if you corrected any mistake you might find in the post (especially, I am not sure about the bold line).

Thanks, Alex.
 
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You are right. BE speakers don't use that expression in that sense.

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I've heard it in BrE but it's not our natural response, it's more AmE. You're right that it's usually the response to a request:

- Can I have a large burger and fries?
- You got it.

It doesn't mean "You already have a burger and fries. Why do you want another one?!" It just means "Yes. Sure. Of course you can. I'll go and arrange that for you straight away" etc.
 
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It's an import, but it is used by some speakers.
 

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Hello, and welcome to the forum. Your first post was very good - my only advice would be to make the title a little more relevant. Instead of calling it "Help with reading some sentences", "Meaning of 'you got it' please" would have been a little better.

I've heard it in BrE but it's not our natural response, it's more AmE. You're right that it's usually the response to a request:

- Can I have a large burger and fries?
- You got it.

It doesn't mean "You already have a burger and fries. Why do you want another one?!" It just means "Yes. Sure. Of course you can. I'll go and arrange that for you straight away" etc.

emsr2d2, thanks for your reply and I just want to bring your attention that you must have been confused me with someone else, because, it's obviously not my first message here :)
 

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emsr2d2, thanks for your reply and I just want to bring your attention that you must have been confused me with someone else, because, it's obviously not my first message here :)

I am so sorry! I was replying to two posts at the same time and I got the first paragraph mixed up with the other one! ;-) I've edited my original reply and taken that bit out.
 

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Thank you for the complement, though, if it was addressed to me :-D
 

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Mother: When you go to the supermarket, would you get me an apple pie?

Son: You got it!

No problem.

Okey-doke.

Done! ( = I am so confident that I am going to fulfill your request that I can

tell you now that your request will definitely, absolutely be honored. When

I walk into the house, you can be guaranteed that a delicious apple pie will be

in the grocery bag.)
 

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I kind of getting to like AmE more and more :-D

I like BrE for being sophisticated, and I like AmE for its simplicity :up:
 

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I can see this phrase being an answer to a request [STRIKE]with the[/STRIKE] meaning [STRIKE]of[/STRIKE] 'Sure.Ok.' in many American movies ...

[not a teacher]

I like this better, but that could just be personal taste.

And BTW, I believe "You got it." has the feel of "I'm excited/happy to do this for you", more than just an "ok, I'll get it done" might.
 

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In a movie a salesman gets a hot dog to a customer. They have known each other a while as they are from the same neighborhoods and the customer comes to get a hot dog every day, or almost near that. By the way, the movie is Armored. Great one. It is one of those movies I like to watch over and over again in order to improve my English and just to have some fun.

- I'd get you another one but you usually stop at four.
- Thanks, Joe. Take another coke.
- You got it.
- Thanks.

And, yes, here I can see that he is pleased to that.
 
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I like BrE for being sophisticated


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(1) Me, too.

(2) I love watching movies and TV shows featuring the educated classes of England.

Their English is so, well, sophisticated.

(a) For example, they can insult you in such an understated way that you don't

realize at first that you are being insulted!

(b) I have also read that ONLY the English have the ability to pronounce the little

word "Oh" in such a way that it can have mulitple meanings, depending on the

situation. Here is a true story:

One day in the 1960's, Princess Margaret was visiting the United States. She asked

a gentleman whether he was English because of his last name. He said "No, ma'am" and then explained that

his sixth great-grandmother had married George Washington [You know that Mr.

Washington was the "rebel" who led the revolution against Princess Margaret's

ancestors]. Princess Margaret replied "Oh."


Source: The Littlle, Brown Book of Anecdotes, Little, Brown and Company (1985).
 

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One day in the 1960's, Princess Margaret was visiting the United States. She asked

a gentleman whether he was English because of his last name. He said "No, ma'am" and then explained that

his sixth great-grandmother had married George Washington [You know that Mr.

Washington was the "rebel" who led the revolution against Princess Margaret's

ancestors]. Princess Margaret replied "Oh."


Source: The Littlle, Brown Book of Anecdotes, Little, Brown and Company (1985).

Nice story. But, honestly I don't get what it is about :roll:

P.S. May because I didn't study history well enough :)
 

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On the one hand, decorum is a nice thing. "I refer the right, honorable gentleman to the answer I gave some moments ago" sounds nicer than "I already answered that and I'm not going to elaborate."

On the other hand, some people can become so mesmerized by an accent that they don't realize when they are being fed a line.
 

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Your answers, as usual [STRIKE]ly[/STRIKE], [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] are much appreciated.

I would be grateful if you corrected any mistakes you might find in the post (especially, I am not sure about the bold line).

Thanks, Alex.

[not a teacher]

Sorry, found some other things to point out. :)

A good word for "As a matter of interest" is edification. Example, "For my edification, do the British use that phrase?"
 

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Nice story. But, honestly I don't get what it is about :roll:

P.S. May because I didn't study history well enough :)


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(1) I am sure that you know history much better than I.

(2) Well, you know that England once ruled the land that later became the United

States. And you know that George Washington was the American who led the

revolution against British rule. And in those days, the king still had some real

power. Well, Princess Margaret met that man and she needed to say something to

be polite. So she remarked that his last name sounded English and asked whether

he was English. You already know how he answered her. And when she heard the

name George Washington, she probably was somewhat shocked. After all, he was

a rebel/traitor in the eyes of the royal family at that time. So all she could say was

"Oh." When she had at first asked that man a question, she might have expected

something like: Yes, ma'am, I am. / No, ma'am, I'm not. In other words, she was

just making small talk to pass the time. When the man mentioned the name of

a "traitor," she was not prepared for that. So she merely said (probably with a

very astonished facial gesture) "Oh." (The next time you watch British dramas,

notice HOW and WHEN the upper classes say "Oh.")

P.S. I have also read about an English queen who was told that her husband, the

king, had just died. She just replied "Oh." As you know, the upper classes of

England are famous for controlling their emotions in public. I think that it is referred to

as a stiff upper lip.
 

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Thanks for your great explanation, TheParser.
Got it.
 
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