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Gotten: “English speakers in North America preserved gotten as the past participle of got. Outside of North America, the shortened version [got] became standard
by robocat 3y ago
Gotten: “English speakers in North America preserved gotten as the past participle of got. Outside of North America, the shortened version [got] became standard.”
- JohnFen 3y agoThis is hilarious, because when I was in grade school, "gotten" was considered incorrect English and you would be corrected or marked down for it. I do hear "gotten" said occasionally in my part of the US, but it's not common. It's a bit like "ain't" in that way.
- brigandish 3y agogotten still remains in occasional use in Britain, certainly in spoken English.