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Milky Posted 19 years ago
Linguistics Studies

The ups and downs of "gotten".

Here is a list of usage of "gotten" in American Time Magazine over the decades shown.

DECADE PER MIL WORDS

1920s-6.76
1930s-6.98
1940s-17.74
1950s-15.64
1960s-9.46
1970s-5.91
1980s-4.89
1990s-6.37
2000s-10.82

Why is should be that way is a mystery to me.

http://corpus.byu.edu/time/
  

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You certainly come up with some interesting statistics, Milky. I can't answer your question, but I don't mind saying that I find it one of the ugliest words there is. Why?

— Mike in Japan

  • You certainly come up with some interesting statistics, Milky.
  • I can't answer your question, but I don't mind saying that I find it one of the ugliest words there is.
  • Why?
  • I really can't explain it, but it does rhyme with rotten.
  • Cheers
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You certainly come up with some interesting statistics, Milky.

I can't answer your question, but I don't mind saying that I find it one of the ugliest words there is. Why? I really can't explain it, but it does rhyme with rotten.

Cheers
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Mike In JapanYou certainly come up with some interesting statistics, Milky.

I can't answer your question, but I don't mind saying that I find it one of the ugliest words there is. Why? I really can't explain it, but it does rhyme with rotten.

Cheers
Yes, it also has that effect on me. Don't like the look or sound of it.
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Mike In JapanYou certainly come up with some interesting statistics, Milky.

I can't answer your question, but I don't mind saying that I find it one of the ugliest words there is. Why? I really can't explain it, but it does rhyme with rotten.

Cheers
I agree with you Mike. I would hate, however, not to be able t
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Lol...

Me too. Somehow having forgotten seems better than only one.
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Forgotten - Stress on the second syllable

Gotten - Stress on the first

In English, things seem to sound better in duh-DUH (Iambic) than DUH-duh (Trochaic).

(But then I'm just a cheerleader who doesn't know anything.)
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Julielai(But then I'm just a cheerleader who doesn't know anything.)
(Don't worry, Julie. We see through the uniform.
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Philip
Mike In JapanYou certainly come up with some interesting statistics, Milky.

I can't answer your question, but I don't mind saying that I find it one of the ugliest words there is. Why? I really can't explain it, but it does rhyme with rotten.

Cheers
I agree with you Mike. I wou
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Mike In Japan(Don't worry, Julie. We see through the uniform. Emotion: big smile - or should I say past the pom-poms?)
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