English, baby!

get it

Date: Apr 14 2011

Themes: Music

Quote

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“Some people got it. Some people didn’t. The majority of people didn’t.”

- Rapper Ne-Yo on his album Libra Scale. (bet dot com)

Definition

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understand or comprehend; realize

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When you take a risk and try something new, some people might not appreciate or understand it. But that’s their problem. They probably just don’t get it.

For an artist to stay fresh, he has to take risks. Ne-Yo tried something new with his album Libra Scale. The album is based on a movie script that Ne-Yo wrote. It tells a story about the choice between love and money, fame, and power. Ne-Yo says the album was inspired by comic books, science fiction, and Japanese animation.

Ne-Yo liked doing something different with Libra Scale, but he thinks some people didn’t get it. In fact, he says only a few people got what he was trying to do. The majority of people didn’t get it.

When you get something, you understand it. When someone asks, “Get my drift?” they mean, “Do you understand what I’m saying?” If someone gets you, he understands you and feels sympathetic toward you. It’s important for everyone to feel like other people get them. Even famous rappers like Ne-Yo want to be understood.

Who gets you the best? Have you ever taken a risk that other people didn’t get?

Examples

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“Oh, now I get it. In English, the subject comes before the verb.”

“Don’t you get it? He’s just not into you.”

“I don’t get it. Why would Dale want to move to Alaska?”

Winners

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	some people understand it. by kiri10
	It means "understand; get the idea of something" by cubi1604
	Understand something or somebody. by Vina Novalina
	it means that some people understood it or liked it. by Ali Imran
	understand by Bitten by an Arab bug
	understand by kris2liss

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Comments

JanoshK

United States

“Comprehend” = my answer.

comprehending completely, without judging.

Misunderstandings are to be expected when you meet people from all over the world especially when the gender is opposite. I tend to reply equally to all comments but noticed some women then think I am in love with them before they actually knew me, and reviewed my past postings. Even online it hurts to feel misunderstood. That’s why were here is to accept our differences, and learn to live with one another in peace.

Communication is the key to unlock all doors for our children to have a prosperous future. Like I said once in a quote of mine that works for me.

“sometimes we have to excuse what we think we hear, and try to intercept the meaning by understanding the author”

John.