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Is there a difference between:
1-They got arrested.
and:
2-They were arrested.
 
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Got is more colloquial and informal. :lol:
 
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FW said:
Is there a difference between:
1-They got arrested.
and:
2-They were arrested.
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The same thing happened in either case.

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