Each of the italicized words and expressions in this paragraph can be replaced by a more expressive and more suitable word. try your skill in improving the executive’s explanation by replacing all the italicized words and expressions with words of your own selection. i’m sorry i  got here  so late, but i couldn’t  get hereany earlier. i  got  a faxed message from washington just as i was  getting ready  to leave, and i had to  get off  a reply at once. i tried to  get  a call through, but i  got  tired of waiting and finally  got  a fax  on its way. before i could  get out  of the office, i  got  a call from my sister. she had just  gotten word  that our father had  gotten  hurt in an automobile accident. when i finally  got down  to the garage, i found i had forgotten to  get  gas, so i had to  get  a taxi. it’s a wonder i  got  here at all.