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> BOGO I always find this phrase funny. Isn't buying one and getting one the normal state of affairs?

• e-clinton 4y ago
  BOGT doesn’t sound as good
  • throwaway292939 4y ago
    should probably be BOGOF - buy one get one _free_
    • smegsicle 4y ago
      but BOGO sounds fun, while BOGOF sounds like an insult, or maybe an alien civilization with terrible poetry
      • toyg 4y ago
        > while BOGOF sounds like an insult That's a feature, not a bug.
  • jackmoore 4y ago
    How about BOGA for buy one, get another
• toyg 4y ago
  In UK we actually use BOGOF, which makes sense. No idea why one would drop the all-important F.
  • rat9988 4y ago
    Not an english speaker, but I can't imagine "get" used for anything non free, especially after a "buy".
    • boomboomsubban 4y ago
      "Buy one get another half off" or "I'm going to buy it online then go get it." The second may be using a different "get," grammar lessons were a long time ago.
    • hennell 4y ago
      "Can you get me a pint?", "sigh - I've got to get a new phone", "buy a canoe get a paddle half price". Buy implies buying, get implies buying/receiving, possibly at a cost, possibly an offer, all we know is you have it. Buy one get one free is standard here, BOGO would cause customer service staff to go mad from "do you mean 'Buy one, get two?'" inquiries.
• tinus_hn 4y ago
  No, if you get something you aren’t buying it. Either you say you pay for an item and get it, or you say you buy it. Or you get it for free.