Quote Originally Posted by Obnoxious Bitch View Post
The word "gotten" is only proper written English in New England so keep your Connecticut slang to yourself!


Although the British stopped using the past participle gotten about three hundred years ago, the American colonists and their descendants--especially in New England--still tend to use it.

Some English teachers have tried to ban its usage to make American English conform to British English, especially during the nineteenth and early twentieth century when there was a movement to purify English. Others are just not used to its use because it is not used in their region and hear it as an error.

Ultimately, language is convention. If you are writing for a formal audience outside of New England, you might want to use the simple past form got instead.

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_gotten_...#ixzz25nQFpIJF
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