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Davefromthefreeway Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

not too sure about this

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00[Have we ever gotten a trophy?]02br
00It just doesnt seem natural to me, or am i paranoid? Is there any other way to word this?0-
  

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]02br 02font 02br 02br 01font 00It's OK, except that 'gotten' is AmE where BrE would use 'got'. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Where are you from in Ontario? Near a freeway, I know.

— Clive

  • ]02br 02font 02br 02br 01font 00It's OK, except that 'gotten' is AmE where BrE would use 'got'.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Where are you from in Ontario?
  • Near a freeway, I know.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02font 0-
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0Hi Dave,02br
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01font00Is this sentence correct?02br
00[Have we ever gotten a trophy?]02br
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01font00It's OK, except that 'gotten' is AmE where BrE would use 'got'. Is that what is bothering you?02font02br
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00'Got' here me
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0 Hi Clive,02br
00I am from toronto etobicoke area. By the way, are we supposed to obey BrE here or AmE and is it very different?0-
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0Hi Dave,02br
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01font00By the way, are we supposed to obey BrE here or AmE and is it very different02font00?02br
00Generally speaking, you'll find elements of both used in Canada.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0 00cool, so "color" and02br
00"colour" are both interchangeable? Funny thing, all five years I was02br
00in Canada, I used a combination of AmE and BrE. This really confused me, but02br
00now i seem to understand why, haha. Thank you very much for everything Clive.00 0-
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