I Had Got

 

I know you’re going to read that title and say, no way. That can’t be

correct, BUT it is perfectly correct grammatically if you’re British. 

In North America, we say, “ I got” or “I had gotten,” but in the UK, they may

say, “I had got,” and it’s perfectly right. No need to change it.

What else do the British do differently in terms of grammar or expressions?

One, they used a plural verb for a collective noun, e.g., “the team are hungry,” whereas in North America we prefer “the team is hungry.”

Two, they spell Mr. and Mrs. and Dr. without the periods, e.g., Mr, Mrs, Dr are all correctly spelled in British English.

Three, they often use the present perfect tense with the auxiliary verb to have. An example of this would be "I have just returned from the store," whereas your average North American will say, “I just returned from the store.”

Four, they might use prepositions differently. A North American could say “on the weekend,” but the Brit might say “at the weekend.”

Five, they will use a term like “I was wanting” instead of “I wanted.” I see this a lot in literature from India as well because I love reading Indian fiction.

So if you see these constructions, they’re not wrong if the author is British.