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Latest post Tue, Dec 13 2005 12:06 AM by CalifJim. 1 replies.
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K.O.  +  169275 Mon, 12 Dec 05 11:51 PM

I have finally gotten into the habit of using control-c to copy my reply-in-progress.

 I got into trouble largely because of my actions.

But you didn't know exactly what you were getting into, did you?

The government will not get into a dialogue with a terrorist organization.

Looking at these samples and at many others I got into the conviction that one can employ 'to get into' arbitrarily. What  exactly does this ' to get into'  mean?

 

 
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CalifJim  +  169279 Tue, 13 Dec 05 12:06 AM
It means "come to be in", possibly "find oneself in".
In other words, it is used to indicate the arrival of the subject into a new state of some kind, differing from a previous state.  So it has to do with beginning or starting, in a way.

'get into trouble'  -  come to be (in the state of being) in trouble
'get into a dialog/conversation' - come to be in the state of having a dialog/conversation - start a conversation
'get into a habit' - come to be in a (certain) habit (of doing something)

CJ
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