ant and dec wrote:
> ant and dec wrote:
>> Autymn D. C. wrote:
>>> got -> gotten
>>
>> It Britain the form I used is perfectly acceptable:
*In* Britain the form I used is perfectly acceptable:

Another typo!


>>
>> US: get-got-gotten
>> UK: get-got-got
>>
>> You've only demonstrated your ignorance of the use of British English.
>>
>
>
> Just in case you want some evidence:
>
> Also, the past participle gotten is rarely used in modern British
> English (although it is used in some dialects), which generally uses got
> (as do some Americans), except in old expressions such as ill-gotten
> gains. Commonwealth usage retains the form forgotten, though.
> Furthermore, according to the Compact Oxford English Dictionary, "The
> form gotten is not used in British English but is very common in North
> American English, though even there it is often regarded as
> non-standard." In North America, most people who use gotten also use
> got, with gotten emphasizing the action of acquiring, and got tending to
> indicate simple possession.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America...sh_differences