Comments on: MM: Got Subject? http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/03/mm-13/ Using Grammar and Good Manners to Save the World Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:36:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: --Deb http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/03/mm-13/comment-page-1/#comment-1498 --Deb Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:02:23 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/03/mm-13/#comment-1498 Hmm... I suppose that I DO use "got" as "received" from time to time. ("Yes, I got your fax." "I got an A in that class in school.") But I use it as "have" just as often. ("I've only got a few minutes to talk." "I've got to get going." "Have you got a pen I could borrow?") Hmm… I suppose that I DO use “got” as “received” from time to time. (“Yes, I got your fax.” “I got an A in that class in school.”) But I use it as “have” just as often. (“I’ve only got a few minutes to talk.” “I’ve got to get going.” “Have you got a pen I could borrow?”)

]]> By: PreciseEdit http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/03/mm-13/comment-page-1/#comment-1482 PreciseEdit Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:09:15 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/11/03/mm-13/#comment-1482 "Got milk?" also has a usage problem. "Got" typically refers to the act of receiving, not having. This sentence, then, is the equivalent of "Received milk?" which is a very odd question to ask, unless you run a dairy. By the way, I love the title of the page. Hooray for good manners in writing! Respecting your readers and understanding their needs is critical to writing well. I'm a big believer in that simple principle. In fact, I just added tip #151 to our service "Writing Tips for a Year" to discuss manners in writing, specifically the use of modal auxiliaries. Keep up the great blog. Grammar rules! I look forward to reading more. “Got milk?” also has a usage problem. “Got” typically refers to the act of receiving, not having. This sentence, then, is the equivalent of “Received milk?” which is a very odd question to ask, unless you run a dairy.

By the way, I love the title of the page. Hooray for good manners in writing! Respecting your readers and understanding their needs is critical to writing well. I’m a big believer in that simple principle. In fact, I just added tip #151 to our service “Writing Tips for a Year” to discuss manners in writing, specifically the use of modal auxiliaries.

Keep up the great blog. Grammar rules! I look forward to reading more.

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