tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350112551539792336.post1412403967685103119..comments2024-03-23T00:21:20.470-07:00Comments on Golf Charlie Papa: Notes On English From A 'Non-Native Speaker'prasadgchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179696156998026173noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350112551539792336.post-75263862480482236412013-03-18T18:04:44.231-07:002013-03-18T18:04:44.231-07:00Jo Ann,
"I got here on time" is perfect...Jo Ann,<br /><br />"I got here on time" is perfectly OK, and "He got here from England" is probably OK too for the same reason. "Got milk?" is a cultural idiom like "My bad", so that escapes censure as well. <br /><br />"I got five dollars in my pocket" (instead of "I've got") is the only grammatically incorrect example in that list. Yes, that would bug me.prasadgchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179696156998026173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8350112551539792336.post-42130193013526864912013-03-18T12:55:50.702-07:002013-03-18T12:55:50.702-07:00Do you not get upset when the verb got is used to ...Do you not get upset when the verb got is used to replace almost all the descriptive verbs in the English language. Examples: He got here from England, got milk. I got here on time. I got five dollars in my pocket. This drives me nuts. Jo Ann 3https://www.blogger.com/profile/13300524429786294616noreply@blogger.com