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0 B.Not having got up early this morning, I was late.= I didn't get up early this morning. so I was late. 0-

0Hi, thank you!02br
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00You mean both of sentences have the same meaning?0-

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01cite10Liveinjapan12cite10Hi12br
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10I'm confused about this...12br
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10A "Not getting up early this morning, I was late."12br
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10B "Not having got up early this morning, I was late"12br
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10I think both are correct, and A is better.12

0 Sounds a bit poetic, because of the unusual word order. The more commonly used spoken form would be simply: "I was late because I didn't get up early enough."02br
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00And I think B would be valid in British English, but in North American English, "got" would be incorrect. It should be "gotten". 0-

0 >> "I was late because I didn't get up early this morning"? 02<<
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00Lol, we both said nearly the same sentence. 0-

0Thanks Philip,Marvin A.02br
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00Yes. It's natural to say "I was late, because I didn't get up early this morning."02br
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00Thank you for teaching me the difference between Noth American English and British English.02br
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00Now I understand perfectly.02br
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00Best Regards0-

0Hi,02br
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01font01b00A "Not getting up early this morning, I was late."02b02font02br
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01font01b00B "Not having got up early this morning, I was late"02b02font02br
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00I'd like to comment a little more on this. Let's

0Thank you for helping me understand the meaning of B.02br
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00Your comment is really the one I need to write on my memo.02br
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00Although it's still difficult to summarize what you mean, my understanding is this.02br
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00If you wanted to strongly express the time difference like "first.....then", you'd be better off using B.0

0Hi,02br
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00Yes, that's the general idea.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-

0Thanks! Clive.02br
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00Good Know02br
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00Best wishes, liveinjapan0-