How in the world did we live without that word in our vocabulary?
I recall in English class, the teacher said there was always a better word than “got”. So we spent days trying to prove her wrong... she was right.
There is a better word than the F word to express one’s self. Come on.. to think that word has to be used in any situation... give me a break.. please..
That word is considered okay by you folks who use it. So, you have standards that have been lowered by society... that much I know... and it does not make for a better world for kids to grow up in.. that word being only one item that could be disected and included in all this.
Well to cavil about “got” is to be overly refined. One might be more careful in writing; in speaking we all know what to “get” a thing is to do, and if we have to speak quickly, the one-syllable word becomes king.
Watch out about putting me in a “you folks who use it” category just because I will understand it even though I won’t express myself in that way. I know what people mean when they use it, and why. And I don’t turn into a nattering nabob of negativism upon hearing it. Because of the profligate nature of modern sex, it almost always means an evil action. One can understand those used to evil without affirming that it’s the way to go.