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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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what has got into him

I can't understand what has got into him. He usually don't speak such silly things.

Is this sentence correct?

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I can't understand what has got into him. ok Hedoesn't usually say such silly things. (some non-standard Englishes will use don't here, but only in speech or reported speech).

— Nona the brit

  • I can't understand what has got into him.
  • ok Hedoesn't usually say such silly things.
  • (some non-standard Englishes will use don't here, but only in speech or reported speech).
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I can't understand what has got into him. ok

Hedoesn't usually say such silly things. (some non-standard Englishes will use don't here, but only in speech or reported speech).
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I can't understand what has got into him. Ok from a British English standpoint. The "has got" grates on Americans.

Americans would use

I can't understand what has gotten into him.

He usually doesn't speak such silly things.
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