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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
by 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 agoAgreed. "got" is more informal and less universal across variants of the English language than "become". Bad editing.