Is it possible to negate get-passive? i.e.
The servers don't get deployed
meaning
The servers aren't deployed.
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Sign up to join this communityIs it possible to negate get-passive? i.e.
The servers don't get deployed
meaning
The servers aren't deployed.
You can negate it.
A common meaning of to get X means to transition something into state X.
So "The servers don't get deployed" is more equivalent to "Action is not taken to deploy the servers."
"The servers aren't deployed" is referring to the state of the servers at that moment. It can imply we aren't doing anything with them in the immediate future, but don't get X makes that explicit.
get
from your explanation is exactly what I wanted to say. I thought, passive with to get
is used only in informal speech and passive with to be
is for both - state and action (process).
– Roman T
Sep 22 '17 at 13:19