What´s got into you?

sambistapt

Hello amigos!

What´s got into you Sam?

What does it mean? What´s wrong with you?

Thanks,

Sam

cyberpedant · **Jun 14, 2008** #2 What's bothering you? Reactions: **Silver**

What's bothering you?

emma42

It could mean any of a number of things, depending on context. What is the context? What is Sam doing? Why is his friend worried?

freshfrost

"What's got into you?" is normally addressed to a person who is behaving out of character, i.e. differently from their usual personalities. It is an exclamation of surprise at the unexpected behaviour, and can also communicate worry, dismay, annoyance, etc. depending on the context.

Please also note that it contains poor grammar and is therefore only suitable in colloquial settings. The grammatically correct phrase would be, "What has gotten into you?".

emma42 · **Jun 15, 2008** #5 The grammar is fine in British English.

The grammar is fine in British English.

nichec

sambistapt said:
Hello amigos!

What´s got into you Sam?

What does it mean? What´s wrong with you?

Thanks,

Sam

Sam, you didn't sign your name and put a cool face beside it in the end of your post today, what's gotten into you?

You are welcome,

nichec

panjandrum

freshfrost said:
"What's got into you?" is normally addressed to a person who is behaving out of character, i.e. differently from their usual personalities. It is an exclamation of surprise at the unexpected behaviour, and can also communicate worry, dismay, annoyance, etc. depending on the context.

Please also note that it contains poor grammar and is therefore only suitable in colloquial settings. The grammatically correct phrase would be, "What has gotten into you?".

I agree with all of the above except the bit at the end. Surely there is no grammatical lapse, unless you consider contractions to be "poor grammar".
Here, "what's" is a contraction of "what has".

Ashraful Haque

How do I say it when explaining something in the past.
A friend had lost his memory last night, he's okay now but we think he was just playing a joke on us. Can I say:
"I don't know what HAD gotten into him."

sound shift

Ashraful Haque said:
Can I say:
"I don't know what HAD gotten into him."

Yes, you can.

Ashraful Haque

sound shift said:
Yes, you can.

Thank you very much.

What´s got into you?

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sound shift

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