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Hi, there

Could you help me with some questions?

1) A person posted a pic on her Twitter page and wrote this:

"We got a ponytail in ready to take off makeup.. making progress." What does "get a ponytail in" mean?

2) In an article about sarcasm, I came across this:

Three researchers discovered some interesting things studying many aspects of sarcasm. They made several people have sarcastic conversations and others have non-sarcastic conversations. Then, they conducted some tests and surveys.

Wouldn't it be better to say "They HAD several people hold sarcastic conversations" instead of "They MADE several peiple have sarcastic conversations."? Or not?
Made or had?
3) Does it sound odd to say "I won't go to the beach today. I don't want to get too much sun. I don't want to get too tan/tanned or too sunburnt"? Does it sound odd? "get too tan/tanned" and "get too sunburnt"?

Please!!

Thank you very much!

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Question
Hi, there

Could you help me with some questions?

1) A person posted a pic on her Twitter page and wrote this:

"We got a ponytail in ready to take off makeup.. making progress." What does "get a ponytail in" mean?

2) In an article about sarcasm, I came across this:

Three researchers discovered some interesting things studying many aspects of sarcasm. They made several people have sarcastic conversations and others have non-sarcastic conversations. Then, they conducted some tests and surveys.

Wouldn't it be better to say "They HAD several people hold sarcastic conversations" instead of "They MADE several peiple have sarcastic conversations."? Or not?
Made or had?
3) Does it sound odd to say "I won't go to the beach today. I don't want to get too much sun. I don't want to get too tan/tanned or too sunburnt"? Does it sound odd? "get too tan/tanned" and "get too sunburnt"?

Please!!

Thank you very much!

Answer

Perhaps it means it needs a girl with ponytail to join the show.

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(1) You are right that sentence makes no sense and they probably wrote it in a hurry or something.

(2) That is correct use and sounds normal. This is because the researchers were telling or "making" the participants follow their experiment. Thus, both verbs sounds fine with "made" or "had." However "made" does not sound awkward or weird.

(3) That sentence sounds fine and many people talk like that.

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1) No idea. Sorry.

2) Either works, though I would use 'HAD' as a personal preference.

3) "I don't want to tan too much" or "I don't want to get too tanned". Getting sunburnt is something you want to avoid altogether, rather than getting "too sunburnt".

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