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Thbns Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Usage of got... proper?

I was told that the word got, is not "proper" and should not be used -
I do understand some do not like the word, but i believe it is "proper" when used as intended=past participle of get


Did you get a new car?
> You got a new car!/?

am I correct?
  

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Yes, you are right - this is a matter of British and American English: In American English, the forms usually are: get (infinitive) got (past tense) gotten (past participle) while in British they are: get (infinitive) got (past tense) got (past participle) The "inappropriate" use you are referring to is certainly the one when "get" is used together with have: In British English, have in present tense is usually followed by the past participle of get: I have got a car. / Have you got a car? So in American English, the use of "got" together with have is generally said to be inappropriate, while in British English this is correct and has even become standard.

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  • Yes, you are right - this is a matter of British and American English: In American English, the forms usually are: get (infinitive) got (past tense) gotten (past participle) while in British they are: get (infinitive) got (past tense) got (past participle) The "inappropriate" use you are referring to is certainly the one when "get" is used together with have: In British English, have in present tense is usually followed by the past participle of get: I have got a car.
  • / Have you got a car?
  • So in American English, the use of "got" together with have is generally said to be inappropriate, while in British English this is correct and has even become standard.
  • e.
  • / I don't have a car.
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Yes, you are right - this is a matter of British and American English:

In American English, the forms usually are:
get (infinitive)
got (past tense)
gotten (past participle)

while in British they are:
get (infinitive)
got (past tense)
got (past participle)

The "inappropriate" use you are referring to is certainly the one when "get" is us
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i'd also, like to know.
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AnonymousI'd also like to know.
Hi Anon
Have you read the post immediately before yours?
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This is a pet peeve of mine. I abhor the use of have and got together, incorrectly. Examples are:

I have got.......I have gotten.....You either got it, coming into your possession though physical means, or you now have it, expressing ownership. You should not express the act of getting and the fact of ownership together. It is obvious that if you have it, you
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You've got your work cut out for you, Hammer. Good luck in your eradication efforts.
Emotion: smile
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Hammer, hammer away! Better yet, come here to Mississippi, go through all of the small towns, and don't plan on leaving soon. I moved away from here for a few years and then moved back. Wow. Do you know what "wallago" means? Think of it as, "a while ago." If you really need to do something here, you've "GOT" (!!!!) to do it. Well, that's what most people here say. I, however, have to find
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Actually, have could replace got. Example: "You got a new car!/?" to "You have a new car!/?" or "You bought a new car!/?" and even "You have bought a new car!/?"
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Hammer, I am in this with you.
While there may be defined uses of "get" and "got" and these uses are termed "proper", this does not mean we should tolerate their use. Use of these words in written or spoken English and the increasing acceptance of these words as "standard" degrades the language. Period.
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Absolutely, I agree! I have almost stopped watching Price is Right with Drew Carry constantly saying "Who do you got?" when having a new person 'come on down'. I especially abhor such popular personalities "teaching" / continuing this poor English to kids, who will think this is 'correct' because they hear it all the time....and Drew is not the only one that does this!
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