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Gotten* C'mon, The Economist

• js2 2y ago
  Pretty sure it's a US/UK thing.
  • seabass-labrax 2y ago
    Historically speaking, it's common to both UK and US English because it predates the European colonization of America: http://www.miketodd.net/encyc/gotten.htm http://www.miketodd.net/encyc/gotten.htm Personally, for a situation like this I'd use the somewhat more formal 'become' instead!
    • lysace 2y ago
      Agreed. "got" is more informal and less universal across variants of the English language than "become". Bad editing.
      • graemep 2y ago
        Given "got" is used in both British and American English and "gotten" is used only in American English (I do not think it is used in other variants either) I do not agree about "universal"
        • lysace 2y ago
          I meant to agree that "become" should have been used instead.
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