Which is correct? “…had the opportunity…” or “…gotten an oppurtunity…”
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I hadn't really had the opportunity to buy her a gift
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I hadn't really gotten an opportunity to buy her a gift
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I hadn't really had the opportunity to buy her a gift
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I hadn't really gotten an opportunity to buy her a gift
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You should give your thoughts. What do you think is wrong with one of these? I guess using "gotten" here is more American, and Brits with dislike it.
– GEdgar
5 hours ago
"Gotten" is definitely non-standard in British English (it is only used in a few fixed phrases) but I'm not sure people would actually dislike it. They would recognise it as American and (probably) understand it. (As a British English speaker, I can't comment on whether the "gotten" example is grammatical or if it has a different meaning from the first.)
– James Random
4 hours ago
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I hadn't really had the opportunity to buy her a gift
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I hadn't really gotten an opportunity to buy her a gift
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You should give your thoughts. What do you think is wrong with one of these? I guess using "gotten" here is more American, and Brits with dislike it.
– GEdgar
5 hours ago
"Gotten" is definitely non-standard in British English (it is only used in a few fixed phrases) but I'm not sure people would actually dislike it. They would recognise it as American and (probably) understand it. (As a British English speaker, I can't comment on whether the "gotten" example is grammatical or if it has a different meaning from the first.)
– James Random
4 hours ago
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You should give your thoughts. What do you think is wrong with one of these? I guess using "gotten" here is more American, and Brits with dislike it.
– GEdgar
5 hours ago
"Gotten" is definitely non-standard in British English (it is only used in a few fixed phrases) but I'm not sure people would actually dislike it. They would recognise it as American and (probably) understand it. (As a British English speaker, I can't comment on whether the "gotten" example is grammatical or if it has a different meaning from the first.)
– James Random
4 hours ago
You should give your thoughts. What do you think is wrong with one of these? I guess using "gotten" here is more American, and Brits with dislike it.
– GEdgar
5 hours ago
You should give your thoughts. What do you think is wrong with one of these? I guess using "gotten" here is more American, and Brits with dislike it.
– GEdgar
5 hours ago
"Gotten" is definitely non-standard in British English (it is only used in a few fixed phrases) but I'm not sure people would actually dislike it. They would recognise it as American and (probably) understand it. (As a British English speaker, I can't comment on whether the "gotten" example is grammatical or if it has a different meaning from the first.)
– James Random
4 hours ago
"Gotten" is definitely non-standard in British English (it is only used in a few fixed phrases) but I'm not sure people would actually dislike it. They would recognise it as American and (probably) understand it. (As a British English speaker, I can't comment on whether the "gotten" example is grammatical or if it has a different meaning from the first.)
– James Random
4 hours ago
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You should give your thoughts. What do you think is wrong with one of these? I guess using "gotten" here is more American, and Brits with dislike it.
– GEdgar
5 hours ago
"Gotten" is definitely non-standard in British English (it is only used in a few fixed phrases) but I'm not sure people would actually dislike it. They would recognise it as American and (probably) understand it. (As a British English speaker, I can't comment on whether the "gotten" example is grammatical or if it has a different meaning from the first.)
– James Random
4 hours ago