From the get go?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="get">get</span>-<span word="go">go</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="incoming">incoming</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="go">go</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="go">go</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="go">go</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="colloquialism">colloquialism</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="popularized">popularized</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="get">get</span> <span word="going">going</span>”.</p><p><span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> “<span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="begin">begin</span>” <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="go">go</span>”, “<span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="started">started</span>”, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> “<span word="Move">Move</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="Go">Go</span>.”</p><p>“<span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="going">going</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="say">say</span>: “<span word="Alright">Alright</span>, <span word="everyone">everyone</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="wasting">wasting</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Come">Come</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="going">going</span>!”</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, “<span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="go">go</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="start">start</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="remember">remember</span> “<span word="get">get</span> <span word="go">go</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="for">for</span> “<span word="get">get</span> <span word="going">going</span>”. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="reminds">reminds</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, “<span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="go">go</span>”, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>. “<span word="Go">Go</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="shout">shout</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="aloud">aloud</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="going">going</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="go">go</span>” <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="started">started</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> “<span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="go">go</span>”, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>.</p>
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