Topic: PHRASAL VERBS (TO GET) 2

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"Get" is rare in formal writing because it is informal, overly broad in meaning, and often replaceable by more precise verbs that formal registers value.

• It has many meanings, so it lacks precision (get approval → receive approval).
• Most "get" phrases are phrasal verbs, which sound conversational.
• Formal writing prefers specific, single-meaning verbs (improve, obtain, deteriorate).
• "Get" passives (got fired) sound casual and subjective.

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