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[Mel Padden]

Why do Britishers hate the use of the word gotten so much? Just because it's more commonly used in North America? I'm from this side of the Atlantic and I don't consider it an abomination. In some situations it is much clearer than the potential alternatives.

One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.

[Munchies_Matt]

Probably because it reminds us of having to suffer Shakespere at school.

[megaadam]

:cool:I just say...

... such stuff as dreams are made on

[Pete OHanlon]

Mel Padden wrote:

Why do Britishersnone Americans hate the use of the word gotten so much?

It's also a trigger word that sets our resident CanAussien off (the Maunder man himself).

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[Lost User]

Got vs. gotten - Grammarist[^]

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The vehemence of some Britons’ scorn for gotten likely has to do with the fact that it has gained ground in British English over the last couple of decades. Many English speakers from outside North America resist the encroachment of so-called Americanisms (many of which, like gotten, are not actually American in origin) on their versions of English, and, for mysterious reasons, some feel especially strongly about gotten.

Sounds like you're just being childish...

[Munchies_Matt]

chain saw?

[Mel Padden]

Nope, sorry.

One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.

[Duncan Edwards Jones]

piles log?

[PeejayAdams]

Mel Padden wrote:

[Edited to avoid enraging the Britishers]

I wasn't remotely outraged by "gotten" - a fine English word - but "BRITISHER" on the other hand ... :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.

[Mel Padden]

Then, my cheeky mission is accomplished... ;P

One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.

[Pete OHanlon]

Nah, we just know how thin skinned Americans are and how easy you are to wind up. It's all a massive conspiracy by the rest of the English speaking world.

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[Pete OHanlon]

To be honest, I'm more offended by your use of "the the".

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[Lost User]

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

Nah, we just know how thin skinned Americans are and how easy you are to wind up.

So you fake being thin skinned and wound up about our use of "gotten" to get under our skin and wind us up. Gotcha! :rolleyes:

[Pete OHanlon]

Shhh. Don't tell anyone. We really don't care otherwise.

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[A_Griffin]

Brits don't have lumberyards - we have timber yards. :mad: :)

[Pete OHanlon]

We'll let this one slide. The timberjack song wouldn't have been as funny.

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[A_Griffin]

Indeed... but that was set in Canada, if I recall...

[Mel Padden]

Actually that's a good point. I think the clue, from a linguistic standpoint, is quite misleading in retrospect, for which I apologise.

One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.

[Pete OHanlon]

So are you going to post the answer?

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[A_Griffin]

I agree with Pete O - time to put us out of our misery....