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Originally Posted by banderas  Yes, there is no "proper or improper" answer. "Gotten" is just informal and as BobK said:
"It is true, though, that in British English 'gotten' is not widely accepted in formal contexts".  By the way, I am not sure if in Amercian English "gotten" is widely accepted in formal contexts (in business conexts). Is it? |
Except for the most formal aspects of business, ie. letter writing, the standard of formality is much different than in Britain. Of course, first contacts have a greater measure of deference but a great deal of business is done in everyday informal, even casual language.
Just by way of example, a quick example, 'has & have gotten' in Hansard for Canada showed over 200 examples each.
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