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To get used to vs. to be used to



 
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To get used to vs. to be used to #1 (permalink) Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:38 pm   To get used to vs. to be used to
 

Hi All,

I'm still uncertain (and can't use it) with to get used to and to be used to.

Please tell me the difference between the below examples.

I am not surprised.
I'm used to hearing such nonsense from you.

I am not surprised.
I got used to hearing such nonsense from you.
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To get used to vs. to be used to #2 (permalink) Wed Dec 13, 2006 13:48 pm   To get used to vs. to be used to
 

Hi Attila

In a sense, you could say that get used to comes first and be used to is the final result.

get used to => refers to the process of becoming accustomed to something

After you have gotten used to something you have achieved a particular state of being: You are no longer becoming accustomed to something, you are fully accustomed to it. Then you need:

be used to => refers to a state of being fully accustomed to something

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To get used to vs. to be used to #3 (permalink) Wed Dec 13, 2006 15:33 pm   To get used to vs. to be used to
 

The correct pair is:

I am not surprised.
I'm used to hearing such nonsense from you.
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To get used to vs. to be used to #4 (permalink) Wed Dec 13, 2006 16:06 pm   To get used to vs. to be used to
 

Hi Tom and Attila

You could say "I've gotten used to hearing such nonsense from you."
This would mean that the process of becoming accustomed to hearing the nonsense has finished.

If the process is finished, it basically means the same thing as "I am used to hearing such nonsense from you." The main difference is that one sentence focuses on a process (which has finished) and the other simply refers to a state.

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