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Marvin A. wrote:>> (as in 'cot' -- again, in British English) with a small schwa a the end of both words.

English speakers DO commonly use incorrect terms or grammar, whether it be verb tenses or whatever. It doesn't bother me if many or most people say 'Oh' instead of 'zero' in phone numbers. I do too sometimes, depending on who I am speaking with. I went to a school in Australia that taught a...

Hi Quoc Have got is a two-word verb that means the same thing as have (when referring to possession -- see link). http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/have_got.html This should not be confused with the present perfect tense of have (in British English). In American English...

Hi Hiro . Using your definitions again: 1. I have acquired / obtained (present perfect) = In American English: "I have gotten" (I've gotten) In British English: "I have got" (I've got) 2. I have / I possess (simple present tense) = In American and British English: "I have...

I think "I have a book, don't I" is right.I use "Have I" because I use present perfect tense. I don't know about British English."I do have" is used to help the meaning of the sentence clearer than "I have".

Anonymous wrote: The sentence is complete, but the correct past tense of "dive" is dove not dived. Your sentence should say,"I dove five feet deep." The past tense of 'dive' is 'dived' (British English). The past tense of 'dive' is 'dove' (American English).

CalifJim wrote:Operators are the modals, forms of be, and forms of do or have when these are not the main verb. This means Operators are the modals, all forms of be in any circumstances, main verb or not, and do or have when these (do and have) are not the main verb. It is American...

Operators are the modals, forms of be, and forms of do or have when these are not the main verb. This means Operators are the modals, all forms of be in any circumstances, main verb or not, and do or have when these (do and have) are not the main verb. It is American usage that I have...