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Well, "gotten" doesn't sound horrible to me, but I'm American. Anyway, we do indeed use "gotten" in the United States, and it is not considered informal. Just so everyone is aware, at the time of American independence, the word existed on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Got vs. gotten Grammar and Syntax ... Use gotten if you have an auxillary verb - "have gotten" ; If not, just use got. . . . "They got the chicken" ...vs... "They've gotten the chicken" ; If you're writing in first POV, then I'd go with whichever one you best see your character using.
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When to use got and when to use gotten ... Gotten sees regular use as a variant past participle of get. It can occur in a variety of past and perfect tenses: Had she gotten the car when you saw her? I would not have gotten sick if I had stayed home. In Britain, gotten has mostly fallen out of use.
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WASHINGTON, May 21 ? In an important First Amendment decision weighing personal privacy against the public's right to ... The case was an appeal by two teachers' union officials in Pennsylvania whose cell phone conversation about heated contract negotiations was intercepted by an unknown person. ... Writing for the court today,
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Upon reflection, I decided the writer meant to say that longleaf pines are found only in North America. Can you send a message back to the newsroom that friends don't let friends use poor grammar? Thanks. ... Should the headline be "If newspaper had only gotten 'only' use right"? Or are you implying that there is only one newspaper?
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Sign of the Apocalypse or Has Global Warming Gotten Wors ... Use Solar Power ... Terms of Use...
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Vegas police find deadly ricin in motel room ... Police know little of man in coma who had toxin, vials and castor beans ... Harold Evans on his newspaper chase; Nov. 6: Sir Harold Evans, author of "My Paper Chase," share some of his stories as a newspaper editor, and offers thoughts on the state of journalism.
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We use have to to talk about strong obligation that comes from somewhere else, for example from you boss, you parents, a rule at school or work. ... In spoken British English you can also use have got to and haven't got to.
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Police on Newfoundland's west coast say illegal ATV use has gotten out of hand, and they're seizing vehicles and cracking down on riders who drive on highways or without insurance and registration, among other violations. ... Anderson said people who continue to use their ATVs illegally can face stiff penalties,
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