Four friends were playing a game of monopoly. A girl ran out of cash and was out. She went outside for a while, only to find them still playing. This she says:
You guys still playing? I was out like two hours ago.
You guys still playing? I got out like two hours ago.
Now this question is about "colloquial" English, because I know that it should be "you guys are still playing" and not "you guys still playing?". So is the the use of "get out" natural in that
Both sound fine to me, although they do represent different perspectives on being "out" of the game. In a game like Monopoly, one doesn't just "go" out -- one is "kicked" (or "sent") out by the player who takes all your money. However, when the girl says
I got out of the game.
it implies that she did so more or less voluntarily. It's not incorrect English, but it does suggest she views the circumstances differently. Meanwhile
I was out
is somewhat more ambiguous. It describes the situation, but does not imply whether the reason was voluntary or involuntary.
Consider the following three examples:
Amanda: Do you still work for that company that you said you hated?
Barry:
- No, I got out of there months ago (I quit)
- No, I was kicked out of there months ago (I was terminated)
- No, I was out of there months ago (ambiguous)
Side note: The use of "like" in "like two hours ago" is colloquial, and common in my local dialect (Southern California / US). I can't say how common it is elsewhere, but I try not to say it too often when I travel to other parts of the world.
I believe "got out" would be preferable. Her losing the game was a definitive moment -- there is a single time at which she ran out of money, lost, and departed. To say she "was out" doesn't refer to a specific time, only a state of not playing, which is vague, though not incorrect.
They're both fine, but saying:
"You guys still playing? I got out like two hours ago."
flows a bit better, as it is referencing the specific moment from which these two hours have progressed.
