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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

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0One of my friend asked other friend "Did you get anything for me to eat?"02br
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00I told him that his sentance was wrong it should have been "Have you got anything for me to eat?"02br
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00Please clarify if I was right.0-
  

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02br 00- He just went out. [American English]02br 00- He's just gone out. [British English]02b 02br 02br 01b 00- I just had a phone call from Jill.

— Takoyaki-English

  • 02br 00- He just went out.
  • [American English]02br 00- He's just gone out.
  • [British English]02b 02br 02br 01b 00- I just had a phone call from Jill.
  • [American English]02br 00- I've just had a phone call from Jill.
  • [British English]02b 0-
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0Hello.02br
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00I think that both are OK.02br
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00One of my grammar books says:02br
01b00Where is George?02br
00- He just went out. [American English]02br
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01b00- I just had a
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0Did you get anything for me to eat - this expects that the other person would have bought food specially for you.02br
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00Have you got anything for me to eat - this doesn't have that expectation. You'll eat anything they happen to have around.0-
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