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had chat vs chatted

'Had a chat' and 'chatted' are both correct, but they would be used in dissimilar contexts. 'Had a chat' (with the article "a" added) is more informal and is commonly used in British English to mean a casual conversation. 'Chatted' is more widely used and can be used in both formal and informal contexts.
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had chat

This phrase is correct but more commonly used in British English in informal settings to mean a casual conversation.

This phrase is used to refer to a casual conversation or chat that took place in the past. It is more informal and is commonly used in British English.

Examples:

  • We had a chat about the weather yesterday.
  • I had a chat with my neighbor over the fence.
  • May 8, 2014 ... Next question what is the past participle of chat? 1) It has been long time since we had chatted 2) It has been long time since we had chat 3)It ...
  • Mar 29, 2022 ... I wish we had chat bubbles. Discussion. Players I run into on SWTOR feel so quiet. There is so much going on in my chat windows that I tend to ...
  • Nov 5, 2021 ... I had chat and want to go back to it like before. I have tried following the instructions given and it says "chat not available on this ...
  • May 26, 2023 ... I had chat gpt make a drew gooden video. Meme/Humor. [INTRO MUSIC]. DREW: What's up, internet? It's your boy, Drew Gooden, back at it again ...
  • Jun 20, 2020 ... Had chat with asthma nurse yesterday because of on going problems for 9 months with breathing,coughing, mucus, had carbocisteine for a month then montelukast ...
  • 2 days ago ... Had chat with Apple about this issue! Complaint. They said that it's ... r ...
  • Feb 23, 2023 ... I had Chat GPT create a warframe, here is its response. I had Chat GPT create a warframe, here is its response. Community · (PSN)AtimiteQerasija.
  • Nov 7, 2019 ... I had Chat Transcripts set as a subtab. It has to be a workspace tab so it can receive the alert. It can not receive it if its a subtab of ...

Alternatives:

  • had a conversation
  • had a talk
  • had a discussion
  • had a chat with
  • had a chat about

chatted

This phrase is widely used and can be used in both formal and informal contexts to refer to a conversation that took place in the past.

This phrase is used to refer to a conversation or chat that took place in the past. It can be used in both formal and informal contexts.

Examples:

  • We chatted for hours about our favorite books.
  • She chatted with her colleagues during the break.
  • Sep 22, 2020 ... I tried the method you mentioned and when i search my friend's name it still said we chatted 3 hours ago. May I know the possible reason?
  • Nov 26, 2023 ... I am currently working on a LocalScript and noticed that the Player.Chatted event fires twice. I've used the .Chatted event a lot of times before and it always ...
  • Apr 7, 2023 ... It means that someone who has previously chatted with you has recently viewed your profile. It doesn't mean that they have sent you a new message.
  • Synonyms for CHATTED: talked, conversed, chattered, rattled, gabbed, discussed, nattered, schmoozed; Antonyms of CHATTED: pronounced, articulated, ...
  • Nov 7, 2023 ... I want to delete a character I've chatted with briefly but I can't figure out how. Yesterday I tried to delete him and managed to succeed. But when I got on ...
  • Dec 26, 2018 ... How does someone you are friends with on Snapchat end up in your recent list if you never snap chatted with them? Snapchat will show you people ...
  • ChattEd is a Mighty Network. Join us to share your tips, tricks and stories ... ChattED PD. Actionable professional development for school-based SLPs ...
  • May 8, 2014 ... A possible way to express the idea would be either "We haven't chatted for a long time (now)" or "It's been a long time since we last chatted".
  • Jun 17, 2019 ... It's Been a While Since We've Chatted. Report this article; Close menu. Jason Page. Jason Page.
  • Examples of 'chatted' in a sentence. chatted. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the ...

Alternatives:

  • talked
  • conversed
  • discussed
  • had a chat
  • had a conversation

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