It’s clearly down to the increase in visible moustache-twirling villains in the news, saying stuff like “and I would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for those meddling kids.”
Or something.
Personally, I’m also annoyed at the increased use of “needs done”, which feels like it’s missing half a sentence. But hey, languages are big - and can fit a lot of different usage.
I have heard that US English is much closer to the English of the 1600s, whereas ours evolved under the influence of French, and I guess some things dropped out of common usage. Gotten being one of them, posssibly until the invention of YouTube sped up globalisation.
I was watching a video about that the other day, turns out the generic American accent is probably closer to the English accent of the time than ours is.
On a different note, why the increase in the UK using “gotten”? Please stop.
sounds like you’ve done got gotten
languages change gramps, get with the times.
Get with the times. as in the 1500s?
Get off my lawn, you damn colonial kids!
*go’en
Gu’ ol’ Inglun’ inni’?
Safe yeh hundred percen’ m8
It has definitely gotten worse, I blame the parents
It’s clearly down to the increase in visible moustache-twirling villains in the news, saying stuff like “and I would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for those meddling kids.”
Or something.
Personally, I’m also annoyed at the increased use of “needs done”, which feels like it’s missing half a sentence. But hey, languages are big - and can fit a lot of different usage.
Could you use it in a sentence, or is that literally the sentence?
“Can you clean the toilet? It needs done.” - like this, or?
Thanks for the knee-trembler, consider my needs done.
They drop “to be” for infinitive verbs. The clothes need washed. That bully needs beat up. Etc.
Yes like that the carpet needs vacuumed. I hate it. They remove the Hamlet from the situation there is no " to be"
My brother-in-law says the dishes “need washed” and I can’t tell you how badly that grates on me.
Was he dropped on his head as a child because there’s clearly something not right there?
They need educated
Our ill-gotten language changes will forever haunt us
I’ve used gotten for decades in the US?
I have heard that US English is much closer to the English of the 1600s, whereas ours evolved under the influence of French, and I guess some things dropped out of common usage. Gotten being one of them, posssibly until the invention of YouTube sped up globalisation.
Oh that’s interesting. Because we all think of the British accent as code for colonial period speech on TV shows.
I was watching a video about that the other day, turns out the generic American accent is probably closer to the English accent of the time than ours is.
*speeded
🤣
In your dreams! 😂
Haha damnit
You also use question marks to end statements.
I’m not crazy I swear!
In that context, you’re implying that you can’t believe you use it that way
Sometimes I can’t believe anything.