Copy-editing/proofreading a murder mystery featuring a joint RCMP / Scotland Yard task force, and marvelling at the absurdity of the English language: the Brits consider "got" the past participle of "get," whereas in North America we use "gotten." So Inspector Morse would say, "What have we got ourselves into?" But Constable Fraser would say, "What have we gotten ourselves into?" ...And this is my life now.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 22:11:16 +0000
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