Get on! /get off! without the object(the car)?
1 Suppose that I and my friend are outside of a car:
- If I want have my friend get in the car, can I say "Get in John!"?
2 Suppose that I am the driver and my friend are outside of the car:
- If I want have my friend get in the car, can I say "Get in John!"?
3 Suppose that I am outside of the car and my friend is inside of the car (the car has stopped):
- If I want have my friend get out the car, can I say "Get off John! / Get out John!"?
4 Suppose that I am the driver and my friend are inside of the car (the car has stopped):
- If I want have my friend get out the car, can I say "Get off John! / Get out John!"?
Thanks!
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Answers · 3
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Yes all of those are correct with in/out.
'Get in'/'get out' is used with cars, small boats (rowing boats, kayaks, etc.), vans, and trucks,.
'Get on'/'get off' would be used with busses, bikes, larger boats/ships, trains, planes, fairground rides, horses, etc.
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1 and 2 are correct.
3 and 4 only "Get out John!" is correct.
In English you say in or out when talking about a car, and you say on or off when talking about a train, airplane, boat, or bus.
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