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Default (2007-09-02) New survey on the RFC site: Fun survey:You say / I say tomato...

Omelet wrote:
> 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".


Ahh I see. Well it sounds just fine to me, but then it's not me you have to
please)))