The Power of the Verb GET
In spoken English we use the verb get a lot, so I decided to try and write a story which uses only the verb get.
The following brief story is the result (sorry that it is a bit depressing)
I
get up ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
very early, well the sound of the neighbours car alarm
gets me up ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
. As usual I
get into the shower ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
,
get dressed ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
and
get myself a black coffee ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
with a couple of pieces of burnt toast. I haven't
got any mail ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
in the post except for a few bits of junk mail. I never did
get along with ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
people; I can never
get across ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
my positive side, so unsurprisingly, I haven't
got any birthday cards ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
, again.
I won't
get depressed ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
about it though. More importantly right now: I
got extremely drunk ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
last night and I've
got a bad hangover ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
...how can I
get through ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
the day at work? Hmmm maybe I could
get out of work ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
altogether, after all I might be
getting a cold ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
....or perhaps I should just
get on with ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
my normal daily routine....I
get another coffee ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
...I should probably
get out ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
into the fresh air before I
get too comfortable ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
at home.
Eventually I
get round to ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
leaving for work but it's
getting cold ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
for this time of year so I quickly
get on my hat ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
and coat. I
get into the car ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
and finally
get off ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
. I
get to work ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
late but I
get away with it ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
because when I
get there ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
everyone has
got down to work ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
already. To be honest nobody has
got the time of day for me ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
at work anyway but I have always
got by ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
without many friends...it's nothing to
get bothered about ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
. At least my ex-girlfriend has recently
got sacked ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
from our office so I am, at last,
getting over her ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
. I
get a call ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
from a client; he
gets angry ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
; I can't
get my point through to ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
him; he
gets angrier ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
; I'm
getting a headache ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
so eventually he happily
gets put through ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
to my manager. I'll be
getting into trouble ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
. I must
get another job ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
, or maybe
get a life ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
perhaps.
I'll
get through ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
the day; I'll never
get ahead ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
, but I will always
get by ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
. I'll
get my head down ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
early tonight, yeah, I'll
get an early night ![](/images/ico_s/lightbulb.png)
........