Use the word 'gotten' again and I'll have to send the boys round. They're pretty hungry right now and not in the best of moods. The word is 'got'. Your forthcoming apology is accepted in advance.
Crikey Anon, please fact check before sending the boys around. "Gotten" is an acceptable form of the past participle of "get", and it is commonly used in America, Canada, and my home country, New Zealand. Sorry if it doesn't conform to your personal preference, but it is mine, and it isn't incorrect.
Cheers, James, I almost didn't post the caption for precisely that reason! But then I realised, comedy doesn't always need to make scientific sense! So I incorporated the impossibility of it into the co-worker's questions. I'm glad it made you smile. (As for 'got' vs 'gotten', I enjoy hearing all the different ways that we use English. Go Kiwis!)
I have to admit, I wouldn't have gotten the joke in the first place without the back and forth from you guys. Must be a sign of getting old. Thanks James, Mr. Dome et al. By the way, I didn't see "gotten" in the caption. Did you misspell it caption author?
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This made me chuckle, as I was going to use this theme but couldn't think how something would have gotten inside an egg
9:40pm
Use the word 'gotten' again and I'll have to send the boys round. They're pretty hungry right now and not in the best of moods. The word is 'got'. Your forthcoming apology is accepted in advance.
9:49pm
Or would you prefer it if I sent the ladies round?
9:51pm
You've gotten awful sense of humour
10:43pm
Crikey Anon, please fact check before sending the boys around. "Gotten" is an acceptable form of the past participle of "get", and it is commonly used in America, Canada, and my home country, New Zealand. Sorry if it doesn't conform to your personal preference, but it is mine, and it isn't incorrect.
10:44pm
Cheers, James, I almost didn't post the caption for precisely that reason! But then I realised, comedy doesn't always need to make scientific sense! So I incorporated the impossibility of it into the co-worker's questions. I'm glad it made you smile. (As for 'got' vs 'gotten', I enjoy hearing all the different ways that we use English. Go Kiwis!)
3:22pm
I have to admit, I wouldn't have gotten the joke in the first place without the back and forth from you guys. Must be a sign of getting old. Thanks James, Mr. Dome et al. By the way, I didn't see "gotten" in the caption. Did you misspell it caption author?
9:12pm