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Rule "gotten/got"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: gotten/got
Message: "Gotten" is commonly used in American English. For varieties outside of North America, "got" is the preferred variant.
Category: American English phrases (ID: AMERICAN_ENGLISH)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/grammar-got-gotten/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He has gotten some food.
    Correction suggestion: got
  • He's gotten up on the wrong side of bed.
    Correction suggestion: got
ID: GOT_GOTTEN [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2025-01-05 22:33:09 +0100)