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gusthuber
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 Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 4:10 am Post subject: get/run |
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The situation could have run out of control.
The situation could have got out of control.
Are both okay? |
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SimpleEnglishBlogger
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:02 am Post subject: |
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The first doesn't sound right.
The second sounds natural enough so you could say that but if you want to be grammatically correct too, you should say, "the situation could have gotten out of control."
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IanT
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| Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:20 am Post subject: |
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Yes, got sounds more natural. I've never heard "run out of control" before.
Got vs gotten depends on whether you are English or American
In English the past participle of get is got, in American English it's gotten.
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