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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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What the difference between "I've got" and "I've gotten"!
What the difference between "I've got" and "I've gotten" ?
I heard that "I've got" is BE, and "I've gotten" is AE!
some people told me they have never heard a native speaker say or write "I've gotten", but I've heard a character from an American famous series saying "I've gotten really good at this"
and if I want to say "I have these magazines from UCLA", is it correct ?
could anyone make it clear for me ? I'm really confused!
I heard that "I've got" is BE, and "I've gotten" is AE!
some people told me they have never heard a native speaker say or write "I've gotten", but I've heard a character from an American famous series saying "I've gotten really good at this"
and if I want to say "I have these magazines from UCLA", is it correct ?
could anyone make it clear for me ? I'm really confused!
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Out of context, "I've got" is ambiguous. It can indicate possession as in I've got a car. (BrE; AmE I have a car) -->I possess a car.
- Out of context, "I've got" is ambiguous.
- It can indicate possession as in I've got a car.
- (BrE; AmE I have a car) -->I possess a car.
- However, if you just add "just", the meaning is different I've just got a car.
- (this means that I've just obtained a car) or it can be used in the sense of either 1) become or 2) receive/obtain 1) I've got really good at this.
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Out of context, "I've got" is ambiguous. It can indicate possession as in
I've got a car. (BrE; AmE I have a car) -->I possess a car.
However, if you just add "just", the meaning is different
I've just got a car. (this means that I've just obtained a car)
or it can be used in the sense of either 1) become or 2) receive/obtain
1) I've got really goo
I've got a car. (BrE; AmE I have a car) -->I possess a car.
However, if you just add "just", the meaning is different
I've just got a car. (this means that I've just obtained a car)
or it can be used in the sense of either 1) become or 2) receive/obtain
1) I've got really goo
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Thank you so much.You helped me a little bit, but I still confused!00
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It's a rather complicated issue. It would be better if you had a specific question.
The past participle of "get" in American English is "gotten": I have gotten older. Have you gotten any e-mails? He had gotten the flu only once before. (That last one is the only one of the three where "got" is at all possible, but it would sound ungrammatical and regional colloquial.)
There are,
The past participle of "get" in American English is "gotten": I have gotten older. Have you gotten any e-mails? He had gotten the flu only once before. (That last one is the only one of the three where "got" is at all possible, but it would sound ungrammatical and regional colloquial.)
There are,
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