Member posted June 21, 2006 07:52
When you need to contact someone, do you say "get a hold of them" or "get hold of them" or do you avoid the phrasing altogether? Maybe you just get hold of items, and not people?
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
Member To me, the latter sounds better, a bit more sophisticated. However Laverne, who is much smarter than I, maintains just the opposite
Member I'd say "get hold of..."
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
Member arnie: That's because you're more sophisticated
Member When speaking casually I would say: "get a hold of 'em" => /'gEt@ 'hold@v@m/. In writing, I would probably type "contact them".
Ceci n'est pas un seing .
Member what arnie said
Member Yup - I was thinking "getta holda them", and we all know I'm terribly unsophisticated in my habits.
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
Member I'm not sophisticated, but I'd say "get hold of." On the other hand, I don't use it that much.
Member quote:
arnie: That's because you're more sophisticated
Not really, or perhaps not necessarily.
It's just that I'm English and we don't use "a" in that construction.
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
