They're all correct, Anon. The word gotten is generally used as the past participle of the verb "get" in American English, and got is used as the past participle in British English. Thus your first sentence seems to be AmE, and the

Does everything have to be in full sentences? I mean African Americans have their own English lingos and they can describe a whole paragraph in a few words. What's the difference between Black English and Standard American English?

What's the difference between "Southern America", "the South of America", and "South America"? And how do you know which to use with a specific country, continent, etc.?

First, in both 1a and 1b, the usage of the word "symbols" is incorrect - in this case, the word "symbol" is actually plural in its own right. It's a very easy mistake as there's a vague, muddy (or, "unclear")

I would add that (at least to my AE ear) there is a difference between "meet" and "meet with." The addition of the preposition emphasizes that there will be a meeting of some duration, usually to accomplish some purpose.

I think "anyway" is correct. I hear "anyways" in Canada. However, according to Oxford American Dictionary anyways is incorrect.

Can I say, (a) One day, Susan was going shopping at a went to supermarket. I changed it to "went to" because the shopping is completed when this happens, and it's repetitive to say "she went shopping at the supermarket."

Hi John, I teach English and would be glad to explain the sentences: first, neither sentence is grammatically correct. The first one shoud be: When Sue arrivED, we had dinner. That's the only way, (or the only one) that

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what is the difference between developed countries & underdeveloped countries ?