got talking /got to talking

[ostap77]

What would be the difference between these two phrases?

"I have not seen Joe in a while. So when I met him in a bar I got to talking to him and we ended up drinking and talking all night at my place."

 

[ostap77]

What would be the difference between these two phrases?

"I have not seen Joe in a while. So when I met him in a bar I got to talking to him and we ended up drinking and talking all night at my place."

I would very much like to know your advice on the question in the previous post.:?:

 

[freezeframe]

What would be the difference between these two phrases?

"I have not seen Joe in a while. So when I met him in a bar I got to talking to him and we ended up drinking and talking all night at my place."

They mean the same thing. They both mean "started talking to/with him".

"Got to talking to him" sounds to me more like something someone from the South of the US would say.* This is colloquial.


*my idea of how they talk is formed solely by watching movies

 

[Tdol]

Got to talking sounds strange to me- in BrE, I would expect got talking.

 

[riquecohen]

They mean the same thing. They both mean "started talking to/with him".

"Got to talking to him" sounds to me more like something someone from the South of the US would say.* This is colloquial. It's frequently heard in other parts of the US as well.


*my idea of how they talk is formed solely by watching movies

Henry

 

[ostap77]

Henry

Can it be used with other verbs like "got to writing a letter or got to watching a movie"?

 

[freezeframe]

Can it be used with other verbs like "got to writing a letter or got to watching a movie"?

Yes.

 

[freezeframe]

I like answering in your posts 'cause you give us "likes". :up:

 

[5jj]

I like answering in your posts 'cause you give us "likes". :up:

Why do you think I keep answering?

 

[5jj]

Thanks for that 'like', Ostap. You sure know how to keep me coming back. ;-)

 

[freezeframe]

Thanks for that 'like', Ostap. You sure know how to keep me coming back. ;-)

I DIDN'T GET ONE!!! OMG :shock:

This is scandalous!

 

[5jj]

I DIDN'T GET ONE!!! OMG :shock:
This is scandalous!

So of us have it , and some of us appear not to.