Advice on "gotten"

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Permalink Reply by Glenn Sogge on January 30, 2010 at 8:32pm

Most of the times it doesn't sound strange to me. Maybe growing up in Oregon was as isolated as the link indicates New England was (is.) I think there is a 'sense' difference between "I had gotten the flu the day before" and "I got the flu the day before." (And "I had the flu the day before" could be misleading.)

Permalink Reply by Yannick on January 30, 2010 at 8:34pm

according to this book, both got and gotten are the correct form in american english

Permalink Reply by Jared Lardo on January 30, 2010 at 8:35pm

I prefer using a past participle different from the past tense whenever possible; so, I am in full support of "gotten". My philosophy aside, I find "I'd got" and comparable sequences using "got" as the past participle of "get" to sound primitive and stupid, like the stereotypical "Ugh! Ugh!" caveman language.

Yes, it's fully correct.

Permalink Reply by Sylvia on January 31, 2010 at 1:07pm

Thanks to all of you for your opinions and for the great references.

In the future, I will unashamedly use "gotten."

Sylvia