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[–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

"I had a [noun] [verb]" is a perfectly fine colloquialism for "a [noun] [verbed] (in a way that affected me)." It's very common in the parts of the US I've lived in, at least.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Hmm yeah. I was looking at it from a narrow perspective that didn't take popularity into account. Good point. Americans basically set the standards for the English language in the modern era, so that way would be the correct way to go about it nowadays wouldn't it?

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