In article >, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > ChattyCathy > wrote:
> >
> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ3fjQa5Hls
> >>
> >> --
> >> Cheers
> >> Chatty Cathy
> >
> > That was cute. :-)
> >
> > But, like most typos on Usenet, I ignore such things for the sake of
> > peace...
> >
> > Dad always gets on me for the use of the word "got". <G>
> >
> > I just say "Yes Dear".
>
> Do you use 'got' instead of 'gotten' ?

The argument generally starts over simple statements like "I have got to
get some sleep because it's getting late and I have to work tonight".
Stuff like that.

He dislikes the "got" and tries to get me to leave it out of the
sentence. <G>

I tend to use "got" to emphasize and he says it sounds "ignorant".

<sigh>
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