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Wonder123 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

got or gotten

Which we need to use in the below sentences, got or gotten

1) As far as I know he has not got(or gotten) it yet.
2) I think he has not got(or gotten) ready yet.
  

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'Gotten' is not acceptable in British English.

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'Gotten' is not acceptable in British English.
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Ok got it, but the sentences above are grammatically, okay right?

And may I know where "gotten" is used?
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Wonder123Ok got it, but the sentences above are grammatically, okay right?
With 'got', they are fine in BrE.
Wonder123And may I know where "gotten" is used?
'Gotten' is correct in AmE, but I don't know whether it's appropriate/obligatory in your two sentences. We'll have to wait for an American to tell us.
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With 'got', they are fine in BrE.
ok thx
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Gotten' is correct in AmE, but I don't know whether it's appropriate/obligatory in your two sentences. We'll have to wait for an American to tell us.
ok
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"Gotten" is sometimes used in American English, but its usage can be hard to pin down. Generally, "gotten" may be used to mean "obtain" but not to mean "possess".
"She has gotten a new car."
"She has got a car, but she rarely drives it."
"Gotten" is sometimes encountered in other contexts though.
"Where can she be? She should have gotten here by now."
"Gotten" was once used in
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Ok so how about my sentences above, which one should I use got or gotten from AmE point of view?
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1) As far as I know he has not got(or gotten) it yet.
2) I think he has not got(or gotten) ready yet.
In AmE, "gotten" for both. In the first sentence, you could say "obtained", so "gotten" would be the clear choice. In the second sentence the reason for the choice is not as obvious, but I, and someone I just asked, a
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