Sep 19, 2015 · It's cold outside, bundle up or you will catch a cold! Using "got" and "have" can be simply statements of a current condition, they are more "inactive" I was sitting on the couch all day and got a cold. I stayed indoors, and now I have a cold. There is a joke in the programming community. I've got a code in my node. I've got a cold in my nose

Nov 16, 2007 · You'll catch a cold if you go outside with your hair wet. You'll catch cold if you go outside with your hair wet. So. my question is which is idiomatic? Actually, I got 277.000 for catch a cold 131,000 for catch cold. I mean google search. THANK YOU.

Dec 15, 2016 · To "get a cold" means to become sick with a certain type of usually-minor illness, characterised by some or all of: coughing, sneezing, runny nose, headache, sore throat, etc. You can substitute either "catch cold" OR "catch a cold", the "catch" implying that it was accidental, whereas "get a cold" is just the raw information.

Dec 17, 2009 · Shakespeare was the first attested to have used "to catch cold" (1591), but with the sense of "to become chilled by exposure to cold," the expression later becoming a reference to the disease. Interestingly, in the sense of "seize," there is a later cite ( c 1630) which goes "You have taken the cold, or the cold hath caught you."

Nov 9, 2011 · "I have got a cold"/"I've got a cold" isn't really present perfect. It's present perfect in form, but in meaning, it's present: I've got a cold has the same meaning as I have a cold. Many - but not all - varieties of English use "have got" to mean "have". EDIT: I hadn't seen mplsray's answer when I wrote this: but I agree with what he said.

Apr 29, 2006 · "Catch a cold" is uncommon, but "catch a common cold" is correct. The use of the indefinite article confuses me at times. The use of the indefinite article confuses me at times. <<Mod Note: This thread is the result of merging several threads on the same topic.

Nov 3, 2012 · You catch a cold. I have not heard catch a chill used to mean catch a cold. A chill means a sensation of cold or shivering, usually unpleasant. There's an expression catch a chill, catch a cold which means that if you get chilled you catch a …

Jul 12, 2013 · After all, you've either caught a cold, or you haven't. It isn't really a process. But really, I don't think strict logic is necessary. It's all about how you feel - your perceptions. I am sure lots of people, if they feel as though they are in the process of catching a cold, say things such as "I'm starting to catch a cold."

The noun cold has two basic meanings : cold noun (ILLNESS) Countable . a common infection, especially in the nose and throat, that often causes a cough, a slight fever, etc. She caught a cold at school. cold noun (LOW TEMPERATURE)Singular or Uncountable . cold weather or temperatures: Don't stand out there in the cold, come in here and get warm.

Oct 5, 2018 · 1. Be careful not to catch a cold. 2. Don't catch a cold. 3. Take care not to catch a cold. 4. Watch out for the cold. Well, it's quite interesting that all of them used 'a cold', but the last one, #4, took 'the cold'. Is 'watch out for a cold' awkward enough to make you feel like correcting it into 'watch out for THE cold'? Thank you in advance.