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caught a flu vs got a flu

It is more colloquial to say "got the flu" or "caught the flu."
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Explained by Kay
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Last updated: December 10, 2017 • 70295 views

caught a flu

This phrase is not correct. Don't use it.

You don't really say "caught a flu" in English; you would say "caught the flu."
  • And what we know is that it's as if the bees have caught a flu.
  • She didn't come to school because she caught a flu from the rain yesterday.
  • It sounds like you just caught a bad flu.
  • The week I landed a job interview at J.P. Morgan, she caught a nasty flu.
  • My youngest caught the stomach flu.
  • That's right. Home. I caught the flu on Christmas.
  • 'Cause Kermit said that you caught the flu and couldn't make that gig in Metairie.
  • And just like Stephen, they caught the flu and died of a stroke.
  • He caught the Slovak flu that's going around.
  • 'It seems everyone's caught communism like flu. '
  • Demonic permeation's like a flu.
  • Subject: Type A flu - lack of health insurance cover
  • It's just a stomach virus or a flu.
  • Or maybe it's just a flu.
  • - The bubonic plague was only a flu.
  • He said it was a flu shot.
  • ...because it happened later, during a flu epidemic.
  • It's just a flu shot.
  • A flu party, she said.
  • No, I went for a flu shot.

Some alternatives from our editors:

  • caught the flu

got a flu

This phrase is not correct. Don't use it.

This phrase is not really used; it is much more common to say "got the flu."
  • I've always been taught the expression "I've got flu". Surfing on the Internet, I've also found: 1. I've got a flu or 2. I've got the flu. Can you tell me ...
  • Jan 15, 2015 ... By Friday, she was dead. Katie McQuestion, a 26-year-old radiology technician from Kenosha, Wisconsin, got a flu shot to comply with hospital ...
  • My Daughter Got a Flu Shot And Still Got the Flu. December 27, 2012 Christine Vara. Last week I received a call referring to what I jokingly called the “Holiday ...
  • Oct 22, 2014 ... Can I get seasonal flu even though I got a flu vaccine this year? Yes. There is still a possibility you could get the flu even if you got vaccinated.

Some alternatives from our editors:

  • got the flu

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