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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Have got & Have gotten
Dear all,
I am confused what's the difference between have got and have gotten? Why people often use "have got" instead of "have gotten"?
Many thanks,
Wshnu
I am confused what's the difference between have got and have gotten? Why people often use "have got" instead of "have gotten"?
Many thanks,
Wshnu
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As far as I know, "gotten" is used as past participle of the verb "to get" in American English. I don't know whether they prefer it to "got" or they use both indistinctly, though.
- As far as I know, "gotten" is used as past participle of the verb "to get" in American English.
- I don't know whether they prefer it to "got" or they use both indistinctly, though.
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As far as I know, "gotten" is used as past participle of the verb "to get" in American English. I don't know whether they prefer it to "got" or they use both indistinctly, though.
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Oh, I hadn't realized that "gotten" seems to be the familiar form for you. I think that "got" is the most used of the two and, as I said before, that "gotten" is used only in America (although it may be spreading; I don't know. I've never used it).
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