has vs has got

[Rollercoaster1]

The word 'get' has got/gotten many usages.

Is it odd to add 'got/gotten' after 'has' in the sentence above?

 

[tedmc]

Gotten is not used in BrE. In fact it is redundant in most cases and can be omitted.

 

[teechar]

The word 'get' has got/gotten many usages.

That doesn't make sense.

 

[emsr2d2]

Are you trying to say that the word "get" can have several different meanings, depending on context?

 

[GoesStation]

The word 'get' has got/gotten many usages.

Is it odd to add 'got/gotten' after 'has' in the sentence above?

"Gotten" is not possible. We never use "gotten" in American English when to have got could be replaced by to have.

Your sentence is not natural anyway. Just say The word 'get' has many uses.

 

[Rollercoaster1]

Are you trying to say that the word "get" can have several different meanings, depending on context?

No. My focus was on 'has' and 'has got/gotten'.

 

[Rollercoaster1]

"Gotten" is not possible. We never use "gotten" in American English when to have got could be replaced by to have.

Your sentence is not natural anyway. Just say The word 'get' has many uses.

'Uses' or 'usages'?

https://pediaa.com/difference-between-use-and-usage/

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

The word 'get' has got/gotten many usages.

Is it odd to add 'got/gotten' after 'has' in the sentence above?

Yes.

In American English we would usually say:

- The word get has many usages.
- The word get has a lot of usages.

The phrase has gotten means has received, which wouldn't make sense. We use it this way: He has gotten a lot of traffic tickets.

If you mean that get is used often, then we wouldn't say usage. We'd say:

- The word get gets a lot of use.
- The word get gets used a lot.
- The word get is used a lot.

 

[Rollercoaster1]

Yes.

In American English we would usually say:

- The word get has many usages.
- The word get has a lot of usages.

The phrase has gotten means has received, which wouldn't make sense. We use it this way: He has gotten a lot of traffic tickets.

If you mean that get is used often, then we wouldn't say usage. We'd say:

- The word get gets a lot of use.
- The word get gets used a lot.
- The word get is used a lot.

The word 'get' has many usages (It has several/many different meanings).

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

The word 'get' has many usages (It has several/many different meanings).

Yes, that's a good way of putting it.

 

[emsr2d2]

It is also possible to say "The word 'get' has got many usages". The only reason I would suggest sticking with "has" is that the proximity of "get" and "got" in that sentence sounds a bit awkward.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

It is also possible to say "The word 'get' has got many usages". The only reason I would suggest sticking with "has" is that the proximity of "get" and "got" in that sentence sounds a bit awkward.

I wonder whether has got is more common in the UK than the US. I'd usually say has.

 

[emsr2d2]

I've been told by several AmE speakers that they associate "has/have got" with BrE.

 

[GoesStation]

I've been told by several AmE speakers that they associate "has/have got" with BrE.

We do use it frequently in American English, but probably less than British English speakers.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

We do use it frequently in American English, but probably less than British English speakers.

That sounds right to me.

 

[probus]

"Has gotten" is not uncommon in AmE but when it is used it is synonymous with "has obtained" or "has become".

Examples:

I heard Tom's gotten a big raise.

That's gotten really old. I'm sick of it.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

"Has gotten" is not uncommon in AmE but when it is used it is synonymous with "has obtained" or "has become".

Examples:

I heard Tom's gotten a big raise.

That's gotten really old. I'm sick of it.

Yup. Good examples.