'Gotten' and British English
Nov. 14th, 2010 01:13 pmPoll #5056 Question for Brits only---
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 5
Do you consider 'gotten' to be part of British English?
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No, and I don't hear Brits using it
0 (0.0%)
Sometimes I hear Brits using it, but it's an Americanism
1 (20.0%)
Yes, Brits are mistaken about it not being part of their English and so is Wikipedia
1 (20.0%)
In some British dialects, but not all
3 (60.0%)
Other, ticky box, cats, I wish to complain about this poll
2 (40.0%)
Anything further about regional variation or to what extent you notice differences between dialects (I'm not good at it) is welcome. If you feel an impulse to translate this post into British English, please don't suppress it.