At best, if being used to introduce something, the grammar would have to change a little, e.g. Let's get started on building this table. vs. Let's start building this table. (although re-reading that, I think that I …

In this way, how to get started would be less formal and much more conversational than how to start. Aside from the formal/informal distinction, there is a slightly different meaning between start and get …

Here, the meaning of 'get' is 'become', or 'be' in the transformative rather than durative sense. In your examples, 'This action got started' might be used especially in the US, but sounds unusual to British …

Aug 3, 2020 · Both are perfectly acceptable. Getting started implies a description of the process, Get started is a suggestion to the reader to do so, obviously to be followed by instructions.

Sep 15, 2020 · You (had) better get started if you want to finish on time. 2 : to begin an important period in one's life or career newlyweds who are just getting started on their lives together. The form "get …

May 5, 2017 · CDO merely lists 'get started' in this sense as a multi-word synonym of 'begin'. The get-passive is identical in form (the machine got started by the engineers when they arrived), but the …

Feb 23, 2016 · In "Let's get started", the starting point is in view and "Let's get going", you are on the starting point already. Moreover, there is a sense of extra involvement abundantly made clear by the …

Aug 25, 2022 · Is there any difference between these two sentences? Roll up your sleeves. We're about to get started! Roll up your sleeves. We're about to start!

Feb 9, 2021 · From that point things started to getting complicated. Which of these sentences would be correct, if I want to imply that something happened and things are not in order anymore?

2 As you say, "started" is a past perfect participle which effectively is an adjective, The program is started. It seems to me you can use the "get + past perfect participle" with any verb where the past …