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Why do Britishers hate the use of the word gotten so much? Just because it's more commonly used in North America? I'm from this side of the Atlantic and I don't consider it an abomination. In some situations it is much clearer than the potential alternatives.
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
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Probably because it reminds us of having to suffer Shakespere at school.
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I just say...
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Mel Padden wrote: Why do Britishersnone Americans hate the use of the word gotten so much? It's also a trigger word that sets our resident CanAussien off (the Maunder man himself).
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Got vs. gotten - Grammarist[^]
Quote: The vehemence of some Britons’ scorn for gotten likely has to do with the fact that it has gained ground in British English over the last couple of decades. Many English speakers from outside North America resist the encroachment of so-called Americanisms (many of which, like gotten, are not actually American in origin) on their versions of English, and, for mysterious reasons, some feel especially strongly about gotten. Sounds like you're just being childish...
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Nah, we just know how thin skinned Americans are and how easy you are to wind up. It's all a massive conspiracy by the rest of the English speaking world.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: Nah, we just know how thin skinned Americans are and how easy you are to wind up. So you fake being thin skinned and wound up about our use of "gotten" to get under our skin and wind us up.
Gotcha!
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Shhh. Don't tell anyone. We really don't care otherwise.
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Nope, sorry.
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
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Then, my cheeky mission is accomplished...
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
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To be honest, I'm more offended by your use of "the the".
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Brits don't have lumberyards - we have timber yards.
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We'll let this one slide. The timberjack song wouldn't have been as funny.
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Indeed... but that was set in Canada, if I recall...
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Actually that's a good point. I think the clue, from a linguistic standpoint, is quite misleading in retrospect, for which I apologise.
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
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So are you going to post the answer?
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I agree with Pete O - time to put us out of our misery....
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SO WHATS THE F***ING ANSWER!
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Could you please explain how your answer fit the question? Given the number of letters you said was in the second word, I was trying to come up with a phrase containing lot.
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My bad, I miscounted.
The "Lumber" reference was to wood-deal-type of wood.
The "Much to be gotten" was obviously to the "great" bit, and i rather thought that referencing a slightly old-timey English word might hint to a slightly old-timey way of saying "a lot". Obviously, I completely buggered that one up, I was running around all day at work yesterday. Apologies.
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
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@melchizidech You won yesterday!
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