Reply #31: OK, Squatch [View All]

[CO Liberal]

From www.dictionary.com:

tally

1. To reckon or count.

2. To record by making a mark.

3. Sports & Games. To score (a point or goal) in a game or contest.

4. To label, as with a ticket, for identification or classification.

5. To cause to correspond or agree.

get

1.

a. To come into possession or use of; receive: got a cat for her birthday.

b. To meet with or incur: got nothing but trouble for her efforts.

2.

a. To go after and obtain: got a book at the library; got breakfast in town.

b. To go after and bring: Get me a pillow.

c. To purchase; buy: get groceries.


3.

a. To acquire as a result of action or effort: He got his information from the Internet. You can't get water out of a stone.

b. To earn: got high marks in math.

c. To accomplish or attain as a result of military action.

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So ... which is a more accurate description of Jeff Probst's actions - does he "tally" the votes, or does he "get" them? I say he gets them.