Grammar: I've got home?

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Hello all,I'm wondering... Is this the correct for of the verb get ?I've just... got home.It sounds somewhat odd, but I don't wanna say gotten. For some reason if I just use the simple past tense and say I just got home, it doesn't sound that strange to my ear.What do you think?

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

I think you should not write 'wanna'. It really gets my goat.

Perfect Stranger · Answer

Mister MicawberI think you should not write 'wanna'. It really gets my goat.

Point duly noted. Still, not sure what to do with the matter in question.

Thanks

Fivejedjon · Answer

Perfect StrangerStill, not sure what to do with the matter in question.

The point is that 'wanna' is a not acceptable in standard written English Whenever someone uses it, we need to point this out. When people who have been around long enough to know this insist on using it, we get a little frustrated. We would sooner be responding to questions than wasting our time pointing out what we have pointed out countless times before. Indeed, as you may have noticed, we sometimes don't manage to get round to dealing with the original question.

I have just got home
I just got home.

These are both acceptable. We are more likely in BrE to use the first.

Perfect Stranger · Answer

fivejedjonThe point is that 'wanna' is a not acceptable in standard written English Whenever someone uses it, we need to point this out. When people who have been around long enough to know this insist on using it, we get a little frustrated.

Oh, I perfectly understand that. I actually said "point noted" and I've made a mental note regarding wanna. Matter of fact, I'm grateful for that kind of advice as well.

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