Do you “get killed” or do you “be killed”?
English Language & Usage Asked by Douglas James Bock on March 16, 2021
Wondering which version is correct of these two sentences:
“I will go to war where I will be killed.”
or “I will go to war where I will get killed.”
I was thinking it might be an american english vs. british english thing, but could not find enough examples to verify this. Or are both applicable to the same situation?
One Answer
Both are idiomatic but "I will be killed" is the more widely used phrase:
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Correct answer by user180089 on March 16, 2021
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