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we have got a compliant vs we got a complaint

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'We have got a complaint' is more commonly used in British English. 'We got a complaint' is more common in American English. The choice between 'have got' and 'got' depends on the regional variation of English you are using.
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we have got a compliant

This phrase is correct, especially in British English, where 'have got' is commonly used to indicate possession or acquisition.

This phrase is used to express that the speaker or their group has received a complaint. 'Have got' is a present perfect form indicating possession or acquisition.

Alternatives:

  • we have received a complaint
  • we have a complaint
  • we've got a complaint
  • we've received a complaint
  • we've been given a complaint

we got a complaint

This phrase is correct, especially in American English, where 'got' is commonly used as the simple past tense of 'get'.

This phrase is used to express that the speaker or their group received a complaint. 'Got' is the simple past tense of 'get' and is used to indicate an action that happened in the past.
  • May 9, 2024 ... We got a complaint that someone's getting high and drunk and playing space in the middle of the street. Shitizm or Rickyizm
  • Oct 15, 2024 ... We got a complaint recently about several of our staff members having babies in the gym and we want to make sure we clear things up.
  • May 7, 2023 ... Hey Boys! We got a complaint someone is getting high and drunk playing space in the middle of the street.
  • Aug 16, 2021 ... We got a complaint that my dog barks too much ( even thou people are making louds sounds at night which trigger it) but point is dose anyone ...
  • Apr 4, 2012 ... Hey boys we got a complaint that someone was getting high and drunk playing space in the middle of the street ... Archived post. New comments ...
  • Mar 8, 2018 ... Then an autoreply is send, but it looks like the original message is included, because we got a complaint from hotmail with the spam message ...
  • Aug 8, 2019 ... However, we got a complaint that Google Maps was showing the wrong number and my boss's iphone shows an old invalid number on her Google ...
  • Oct 12, 2021 ... Solved: Hello. We are new to Jira Service Management and we got a complaint the other day that when we reply to a ticket, that our reply is ...
  • Oct 12, 2024 ... Thank God my son passed the test. He called me. Immediately And left the line open. The cop said, “We got a complaint. Of a suspicious person
  • We got a complaint from a teacher who couldn't connect to the Internet on her personal Macbook. On the controller, her device showed up with a 169.254.x.x ...

Alternatives:

  • we received a complaint
  • we obtained a complaint
  • we were given a complaint
  • we were informed of a complaint
  • a complaint was made against us

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