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CBE 2.10 | Swimming with the pigs: Pig Beach | Language focus: how to use ‘get’

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Nov 2, 2021
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ANECDOTE

How Pig Beach Began

  • Marcia describes Big Major K (Pig Beach) where about 20 wild pigs live and swim.
  • The pigs likely arrived either abandoned by sailors or after a cargo ship sank, creating local curiosity.
INSIGHT

Get Means Become

  • "Get" can mean "become," as in "have got famous."
  • British speakers often use "got" while Americans commonly use "gotten" in the present perfect.
INSIGHT

Get Can Mean Arrive

  • In contexts like "how they got to the island," get means "arrive."
  • Use "get to a place" but pair "arrive" with "at a place" for correct prepositions.
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