maymorganlondon
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Don't get me going on this. I hate it when people answer a question with "SO....." It sounds as though they are about to give a lecture. Another thing, when did we start saying "GOTTEN?" For example "He has gotten over her." What's that all about? There are so many things about the modern use of English that really annoy me, so I think I'd better shut up before I spontaneously combust.
Going to be a bit pedantic. Gotten isn't a new one, and may actually correct usage in the context you quote. The same root as the expression "Ill-gotten gains". http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gotten for some starting information... I used to get really peeved about it, as it sounds very American, but it really isn't after all.
I'll say my biggest bugbear is using apostrophes inappropriately. The plural of vegetable is vegetables NOT vegetable's... so many handwritten (and printed) signs make this error.
Apostrophes are for possession and contraction. This one's Jane's. How're you?
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