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Successor Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Not until

Which is the better way of paraphrasing the sentence: "Only on arriving home did I realise what had happened."?

A.It was not until I had got home that I realized what had happened.

B. It was not until I got home that I realized what had happened.

I prefer the second one but I guess they both are correct.
  

Top answer

" He told me it was slang and forbad me to use it. I never did get the answer.

— Avangi

  • " He told me it was slang and forbad me to use it.
  • I never did get the answer.
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I also prefer B, but my reason is that I'm unsure about the correct form of "got."

In 1953 I asked my English teacher about a piece I was writing for the school paper - "we had got / gotten off to a good start." He told me it was slang and forbad me to use it. I never did get the answer.
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Avoid "got home" as it is better replaced by "arrived home".
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Hi cbsteh ,

Both " got home" and arrived home" are ok
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AvangiI also prefer B, but my reason is that I'm unsure about the correct form of "got."

In 1953 I asked my English teacher about a piece I was writing for the school paper  -   "we had got / gotten off to a good start."  He told me it was slang and forbad me to use it.  I never did get the answer. 

To the best of my knowledge, 'gotten' is
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Yoong Liat
Avangi"
In 1953 I asked my English teacher about a piece I was writing for the school paper  -   "we had got / gotten off to a good start."  He told me it was slang and forbad me to use it.  I never did get the answer. 

[/quoteTo me 'had got off to a good start' is fine.

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Hi Avangi

Emotion: big smile
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