get it corrected vs get it correct

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Get it corrected' is used when you want someone to fix a mistake or error, while 'get it correct' is used when you want something to be accurate or right from the beginning.

Last updated: March 25, 2024

get it corrected

This phrase is correct and commonly used when you want someone to fix a mistake or error.

This phrase is used when you want someone to make corrections to something that is wrong or inaccurate.

Examples:

Please get the report corrected before submitting it.
I need to get my essay corrected for grammar mistakes.

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We will have it checked out and get it corrected.
Mr President, in addressing you, I would like to protest at the mis-spelling of the Greek notice displayed in this Chamber, which reads 'elliníka', and from this platform I ask you to act and get it corrected as soon as possible.
We still don't know why it corrected itself.
Perhaps we could have it corrected to recognize that I am an independent Labour member who sits with the Green Group in the Parliament.
The coefficient of rolling resistance measured Cr, and its corrected value Crc, at 25 ºC and for a drum diameter of 2 m.
If he finds that this information has been processed in breach of this Regulation or of Directive 95/46/EC, in particular because it is incomplete or inaccurate, he is entitled to have it corrected or erased.
Mr President, excuse me, but there is an error in paragraph 3 of the German version and I would like to ask you to have it corrected there and, if necessary, in all the other language versions.
The residue is collected, washed, dried and weighed; its corrected mass is expressed as a percentage of the dry mass of the mixture.
A notice summarising the decision and the full content of the letter in the official language - and in its corrected version - were published in OJ C 135/6 of 19 June 2007.
A notice summarising the decision and the full content of the letter in the official language - and in its corrected version - were published in OJ C 135/6 of 19 June 2007 [7].
Children must be corrected for their faults.
Thyroid and nutritional deficiencies should be corrected before initiating INCRELEX treatment.
Such conditions should be corrected before initiating therapy with Irbesartan Hydrochlorothiazide BMS.
Implementing Decision 2012/707/EU should therefore be corrected accordingly.
Hypoglycaemia can generally be corrected by immediate carbohydrate intake.
Hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia should be corrected prior to dasatinib administration.
Hypoglycaemia can generally be corrected by immediate carbohydrate intake.
No doubt this can easily be corrected.
Excessive deficits must be identified unambiguously and corrected rapidly.
All the injury margins were corrected accordingly.

Alternatives:

Have it corrected
Correct it
Fix it
Rectify it
Make the necessary corrections

get it correct

This phrase is correct and commonly used when you want something to be accurate or right from the beginning.

This phrase is used when you want to ensure that something is accurate or correct from the start.