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Gotten or Got

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Redhead56 Tue 09-Jan-24 00:33:03

It’s an Americanism

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welbeck Mon 08-Jan-24 23:49:52

i have often heard
gotten hold of something.
am in uk.
may have been older irish people living in uk, from whom i heard this usage.

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Farmor15 Mon 08-Jan-24 23:46:21

Definitely not taught in Irish schools. You do hear younger people using it - presumably picked up from American TV.

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Grammaretto Mon 08-Jan-24 23:11:53

Bill Bryson wrote a book in 1990 called Mother Tongue
In it he tells the fascinating evolution of the English language including how words like gotten and forgotten. After reading this I stopped being annoyed about spelling mistakes because as he explained, the writers of the dictionaries decide between right and wrong.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_Tongue

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M0nica Mon 08-Jan-24 22:57:24

Never heard anyone in south east England use gotten instead of got, except when said by Americans.

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RosiesMaw Mon 08-Jan-24 22:55:27

My response being that it had ceased to be used in the UK in the 18th century but it was absolutely correct in American English

My understanding too.

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Germanshepherdsmum Mon 08-Jan-24 22:53:02

Nor me.

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BlueBelle Mon 08-Jan-24 22:50:38

I thought it was American
Never heard anyone in east Anglia say gotten

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flappergirl Mon 08-Jan-24 22:48:23

I joined a thread on Mumsnet a while back about aspects of social media that irritate you. I cited a few things, amongst which was the increasing use of "gotten" instead of "got".

I had many replies from people who claimed that it was in fact correct. My response being that it had ceased to be used in the UK in the 18th century but it was absolutely correct in American English.

Several posters told me that it was normal in South East England, Scotland and the Midlands and that gotten, not got, was actually taught in Irish schools and always had been.

I can't speak for SE England, the Midlands or Scotland but I've had quite a few Irish friends over the years and I've never heard them say gotten instead of got and I'm sure I would have noticed.

Does anyone live in or have connections to the regions or countries mentioned and if so is this correct? Enlighten me!

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