Macmillan Holdings, LLC. Grammar Girl, Grammar Girl's, QDnow, and Quick and Dirty Tips are all trademarks of Macmillan Holdings, LLC. Perhaps it is. Ezekiel grammar This topic is a really simple way to get people to comment on your blog. The debate rages on, but: Why don't American's like "Have Got"? -Because t is less clear. Why don't Britons like "Have Gotten"? -Because it is much less 'Brittish', requires that one understand what they are talking about and is more work. The British will vehemently tell you that using the word "Gotten" is simply incorrect. They are stubborn fools who think they have the monopoly on English. We'll see what they decide after 300+ years of teaching the English language to THE ENTIRE WORLD (aka Almost all of America's immigrants). http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=21151#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=21151#Comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:17:01 GMT GINNY grammar grammar http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=19554#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=19554#Comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:28:52 GMT Eric grammar Tommy, it seems someone has got you confused. "Got" is a past participle of "get" and equivalent to "gotten." The present participle of "have" is "having," and the pluperfect is "had had." http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=18577#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=18577#Comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:47:58 GMT tommy johnson grammar The phrase has got or have got is considered nonstandard or in other words the uneducated term for the verb to have. There is no grammatical rule that necessitates the use of this term, and the verb to have, has its specified forms of different tenses already. Present- have or has. Past- had. Present participle- has or have gotten. Pluperfect- had gotten. As you may have discerned, got was not included with any of these tenses. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=18445#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=18445#Comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:09:13 GMT Bill grammar "If you say you haven’t got any money, you’re stressing the fact that you’re broke." Actually, that's not true. If you say you "haven't got" any money, you're saying that you have no money, and that part of the reason that you have no money may be that people tend not to hire people who use phrases like "haven't got". http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=18118#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=18118#Comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:05:34 GMT S Dodd grammar The word "gotten" is not grammatical is is un -necessary mainly..One either has or has not..we have "gotten" no way we "have" is more correct....I went to School from 1935 till 1944 and was taught the correct usage why are sure corruptions encouraged.. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=17592#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=17592#Comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:48:13 GMT jasonser grammar Can anyone check for me the grammar for the letter below? HI Jason, Sorry for the delay. I suggest you to delete the red one as enclosed. The reason is 1).we should do our best to serve the customer. 2).Before we get the official order ,we should not mention ‘’ take the responsibility …’’ in The official e-mail. Trust you understand what I mean. After that , you have gotten my approval to send the e-mail out. Cheers Steven p.s. By the way, I would like to remind you the business English should be based on 3 principles as follows: 1). Clear ( plus it is the best if you can be concerned about GRAMMAR) 2). Concise 3).organized http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=17154#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=17154#Comments Tue, 26 May 2009 02:51:52 GMT Geoffrey grammar When I was at school in the 1930's, GOT was always crossed out so I never use it in written work. However, to me, an Englishman living in North America, GOTTEN is far worse. The derivation, I believe is a shortened version of "GOD BEGOTTON" http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=16560#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=16560#Comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:29:14 GMT Andre Winstead grammar What is the correct past tense of light, as in "to light a fire"? http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=13373#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=13373#Comments Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:37:19 GMT Rogerio (Roger) grammar Hi My name is Roger and I live in Brazil, I would like to say I am very happy to have this little help develop my english, as you can see I am still learning but thanks anyway. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=13365#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx?commentid=13365#Comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:44:07 GMT Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:17:01 GMT http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/have-got-grammar.aspx feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Managing Editor) feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Webmaster) en-us