Everyday verbs 2
Go, not get
Go is used for changes in people’s personality, appearance and physical abilities:
- People go mad/bald/grey/blind/deaf.
- Go is often used for sudden, usually negative, changes:
- He was very embarrassed and his face went red.
- Suddenly the sky went very dark and it started to rain.
- Go can also be used for slower colour changes:
- The pages of the book had gone yellow over the years.
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