Hi, native speakers of English!
I've just heard the following sentence (from a video on the BBC website):
"People are getting to know more and more of the sultanate." (The sultanate refers to Oman, and the speaker means that tourists are little by little discovering the area)
I've always been told that "get to know" is used for people, as in "I hope we have time to get to know each other better", and that "experience" or "learn about" works better with places, cultures... e.g. "Travelling gives you the opportunity to experience/learn about other cultures/countries".
I don't think the person who uttered the sentence above is a native speaker, so I would like to know if you native speakers think "get to know" is correct and idiomatic when followed by a place.
Thank you in advance.
I've just heard the following sentence (from a video on the BBC website):
"People are getting to know more and more of the sultanate." (The sultanate refers to Oman, and the speaker means that tourists are little by little discovering the area)
I've always been told that "get to know" is used for people, as in "I hope we have time to get to know each other better", and that "experience" or "learn about" works better with places, cultures... e.g. "Travelling gives you the opportunity to experience/learn about other cultures/countries".
I don't think the person who uttered the sentence above is a native speaker, so I would like to know if you native speakers think "get to know" is correct and idiomatic when followed by a place.
Thank you in advance.