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Teal lime Posted 7 years ago
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If they hadn't got a German manager

Which of the following sentences is correct?

1) Liverpool players wouldn't be so good if they hadn't a German manager.

2) Liverpool players wouldn't be so good if they hadn't got a German manager.

If both are possible, do they mean the same thing?

If so, what does "got" in sentence #2 mean/stand for?

Thank you.

  

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teal lime Liverpool players wouldn't be so good if they hadn't (got) a German manager. Possible, but I'd end with if they didn't have a German manager . That's probably the most used form.

— CalifJim

  • teal lime Liverpool players wouldn't be so good if they hadn't (got) a German manager.
  • Possible, but I'd end with if they didn't have a German manager .
  • That's probably the most used form.
  • In your version above, got is optional.
  • teal lime If so, what does "got" in sentence #2 mean/stand for?
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teal limeLiverpool players wouldn't be so good if they hadn't (got) a German manager.

Possible, but I'd end with if they didn't have a German manager. That's probably the most used form. In your version above, got is optional.

teal limeIf so, what does "got" in sentence #2 mean/stand for?

had

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