Why do they use received in received pronunciation instead of . . . The special case of received pronunciation came about because the original meaning of received, from when it was borrowed into English, was that of Latin receptus meaning ‘accepted’ OED: received The OED says of its etymology that this sense of received originates in a special use from the scientific Latin of the Middle Ages:
I got it as I received it - WordReference Forums I don't see anything wrong in using "I got it" as "I received it" because the simple past of "get" is "got " I don't see how it can be wrong if I am using it to say that I have received something; strictest grammarian should not have any problem with this
Have you received it? vs Did you receive it? Hey guys, If I fax a document to my friend, should I ask him 1) Have you received it? or, 2) Did you receive it? Thanks in advance Please help!
Well received or received well. - WordReference Forums "Well received" is often seen heard in a report on, say, a government announcement (people in general liked it) or a speech (the audience cheered and applauded) If someone said it about work I had submitted, I'd take it to mean that a number of people had read it and they all thought it was well done