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Jesusengland Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

may have gotten a better job if I can have used better grammar / a better grammar.

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00- I 01font00may have gotten02font00 a better job if I01font00 can have used02font00 better grammar / a better grammar.02br
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0 - I 01font 00may have gotten02font 00 a better job if I01font 00 01del 00can have02del 01font 00 had 02font 00 used02font 00 better grammar 0-

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0 - I 01font00may have gotten02font00 a better job if I01font00 01del00can have02del01font00 had 02font00 used02font00 better grammar 0-
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0Hi Optilang, sorry to interrupt again02br
00I am wondering if it is OK or better to use "might have gotten" 02br
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00Is it wrong to say "a better grammar"?02br
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1i00I am wondering if it is OK or better to use "might have gotten" 02i02br
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00 I think so - but please check with an American. I don't use "gotten".0-
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01cite10Jesusengland12cite10Is it wrong to say "a better grammar"?12br
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10Yes. And 01i00might have got[ten] 02i00is better than 01i00may have gotten,02i00 which I consider wrong in the sentence.02br
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0 I agree with Cool Breeze 0-
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0What's wrong with "may have gotten"? I think both "might have gotten" and "may have gotten" are grammatically ok in that sentence. And I think that it is possible to say "a better grammar", but it would probably be taken as "a better grammar (book)". 050010id1
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0>What's wrong with "may have gotten"?02br
00Probably nothing:02br
01b00702b00 on 01b00"may have * if I had used"02b00.02br
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00"Might" is seen by some as introducing more doubt, but in terms of past, both can be used. 02br
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00Cool Breeze is correct in one respect though
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10What's wrong with "may have gotten"? I think both "might have gotten" and "may have gotten" are grammatically ok in that sentence. And I think that it is possible to say "a better grammar", but it would probably be taken as "a better grammar (book)". 15012br
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0 I changed my stats in the above to also cover "might," recommended by Cool Breeze. 0-
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