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In UK we actually use BOGOF, which makes sense. No idea why one would drop the all-important F.

Not an english speaker, but I can't imagine "get" used for anything non free, especially after a "buy".

"Buy one get another half off" or "I'm going to buy it online then go get it." The second may be using a different "get," grammar lessons were a long time ago.

"Can you get me a pint?", "sigh - I've got to get a new phone", "buy a canoe get a paddle half price".

Buy implies buying, get implies buying/receiving, possibly at a cost, possibly an offer, all we know is you have it. Buy one get one free is standard here, BOGO would cause customer service staff to go mad from "do you mean 'Buy one, get two?'" inquiries.

No, if you get something you aren’t buying it. Either you say you pay for an item and get it, or you say you buy it. Or you get it for free.

BOGT doesn’t sound as good

should probably be BOGOF - buy one get one _free_

but BOGO sounds fun, while BOGOF sounds like an insult, or maybe an alien civilization with terrible poetry

> while BOGOF sounds like an insult

That's a feature, not a bug.

How about BOGA for buy one, get another