Q:

"Get intoxicated" vs. "become intoxicated"

I was on the Islamic site of Stack Exchange which is currently on beta. We are preparing the website for new users, and one of the moderators and I are confused about some grammar. My answer said "with the insignificant amount of alcohol it is impossible to become intoxicated" and it was edited to "get intoxicated".  Would one be more correct or are they equally correct?

A:

I think I would prefer become in that sentence.

With the insignificant amount of alcohol it is impossible to become intoxicated.

As I commented, they are practically synonymous, but get may have the connotation of a deliberate action for the purpose of intoxication and become something more passive. There is an idiomatic phrase "get drunk" which does seem to connote intention; to "become drunk" almost sounds accidental. But that's a subjective view and probably unjustified.

