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May I suggest "Tourists might be asked"? Or even better, "US might ask tourists to hand in..."???? Get asked? Sure, the meaning is conveyed fine, but "get" is
by salesguy222 10y ago
May I suggest "Tourists might be asked"?
Or even better, "US might ask tourists to hand in..."????
Get asked? Sure, the meaning is conveyed fine, but "get" is this mysterious slang construction from my generation that is fine for everyday conversation, in my opinion, but not from a reputable news outlet LOL
- wgjordan 10y agoWhatever your opinion on whether it's appropriately formal for a news article, the 'get-passive' [1] is definitely not 'this mysterious slang construction from my generation', unless you're a contemporary of Mark Twain. Here, 'get asked' conveys the additional meaning of an emphasis on the subject and a negative connotation of the action's effect on it, which 'be asked' would not convey. [1] http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/passive/get-passive http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/p...
- salesguy222 10y agoCool link, thank you. Ultimately people are allowed to express themselves in whatever way they wish, but this particular construction feels a bit obtuse, unnecessary, and as your link noted, informal. I was speaking with a linguist from my alma mater who said that "get" is a uniquely "millenial, valley girl" construction that has been popularized in our generation through schools and tv shows for teenagers. I don't see any of us praising "like", "kind of", vocal fry, upvoice, and etc?