Timeline for Is it always bad to use "get" or "got"?
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| Mar 30, 2011 at 1:50 | comment | added | Peter Shor | They should recognize it as American for "got". | |
| Mar 30, 2011 at 1:15 | comment | added | Mitch | @Peter: Is it at least recognizable/interpretable? How about 'shall' (which I keep contending is not a word in AmE)? | |
| Mar 29, 2011 at 23:10 | comment | added | Peter Shor | Apparently, "gotten" is not a word in British English. | |
| Mar 27, 2011 at 2:43 | history | edited | Mitch | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Mar 27, 2011 at 1:52 | comment | added | Mitch | @Helion: yes..-lots- of meanings! | |
| Mar 27, 2011 at 1:05 | comment | added | Hellion | In my experience, "I got a ticket" is most commonly used when you have recently been issued a citation for speeding (or some other moving violation) by a police officer, not when you have purchased entry rights into a particular venue. :-) | |
| Mar 26, 2011 at 23:26 | history | answered | Mitch | CC BY-SA 2.5 |