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Has anybody noticed how in American, the imperfect past tense is used when in British we'd use the perfect?
American:
A:Where did he go?
B:He went to the shops.
British:
A: Where has he gone?
B: He's gone to the shops.
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Yes. This has been noticed and discussed here before.
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I has. And, in the American South, the usage is the same as the British...
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In American South they use shops for stores?
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Not where I'm from... Maybe it's a deep south thing.
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I don't mean the difference between 'shop' and 'store' - I am aware of that now. Perhaps:
Has he bought a new car?
Did he buy a new car?
(Don't tell me you call them automobiles!)
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