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The word gotten is an example of _____. a barbarism British usage substandard English an Americanism
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The word gotten is an example of _____. a barbarism British usage substandard English an Americanism

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This was an Americanism.

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That is an Americanism.

The correct standardized British form of the verb get is Get-Got-Got, however, in the US, gotten is the more used form of the past participle making it Get-Got-Gotten.
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