c) The past participle "gotten "is not used in British English. In American English, it was formerly restricted to being used in the sense of " obtain"or acquire I've gotten a new car since i last saw you
c) The past participle " gotten " is not used in British English. In American English, it was formerly restricted to being used in the sense of " obtain" or " acquire": I've gotten a new car since I last saw you
Now, however. gotten" can be used in all meanings except for have in American English We have gotten home late again They have gotten me into trouble again We had already gotten off the train when it was hit
Now , however, " gotten" can be used in all meanings except for "have" in American English: We have gotten home late again. They have gotten me into trouble again. We had already gotten off the train when it was hit
I have got plenty to eat I have got the idea now ( understand
I have got plenty to eat. I have got the idea now. ( understand )
2. Derivational Two verb-forming affixes which are somew hat more productive In American English than British English are fy: citify, humidify, uglify Ze: burglarize, decimalIze, hospitalize, rubberize, slenderize
2. Derivational Two verb-forming affixes which are somewhat more productive In American English than British English are: -ify: citify, humidify, uglify -ize: burglarize, decimalize, hospitalize, rubberize, slenderize
b) Another way of forming new words is by simply changing a words grammatical class gain, there Is more of a tendency to form new words in this way in American English than in british English, e. g
b) Another way of forming new words is by simply changing a word’s grammatical class. Again, there is more of a tendency to form new words in this way in American English than in British English,e.g: