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What is the difference between pick up and buy and get ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between pick up and buy and get ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Usually it would mean this:
To pick up:
I will pick up my sister from school.
To buy:
I will buy cake at the bakery.
To get:
I will get the book from my bag
However in normal conversations, many people use to pick up, to buy, and to get to mean to buy
Examples:
I will pick up some orange juice at the store. (It is implied that the person will buy it)
I will get some orange juice at the store (It is implied that the person will buy it)
I will buy some orange juice at the store
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