Sara
Indulge in/ get to indulge in Hello everyone, I've got some issues with the sentence here: #They never get to indulge in an all-inclusive holiday. I don't know what's the difference between "they never indulge in an ..." and " they never get to indulge in an ..." Or even the other one is correct or not! Thanks in advance.The whole context may well be helpful. #Travel for refugees is done in the face of great adversity and hardship. They never get to indulge in an all-inclusive holiday in a luxury hotel with all meals included.
28 mai 2017 07:12
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Both versions are fine. The difference is 'get to'. That's possibly historically short for 'get the opportunity to'. Even if it's not - that is the meaning. They never are able to indulge. Without 'get to', the meaning changes, and then becomes 'they never choose to indulge' - possibly because they are careful with their money.
28 mai 2017
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"To get to (do something)" means that you have the opportunity to do something. "They never get to indulge in an all-inclusive holiday in a luxury hotel" means they never have the chance to do this, even though it's very appealing. "They never indulge..." might mean they choose not to indulge, and refuse such luxury.
28 mai 2017
"They never get to indulge in an all-inclusive holiday" means that they are unable to indulge in such a holiday. Perhaps they don't have the time, or they don't have the money. "They never indulge in an all-inclusive holiday" has less information. It doesn't tell us whether they are able to take the holiday. Maybe they are unable to. Or maybe they just choose not to go on holidays.
28 mai 2017
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