I have had many vaccinations in my life

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Chris Smith <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 01/08/2012 23:28, Nat Russo wrote:
> > I've been reading too much about grammar lately.  Now I'm completely
> > self-conscious about my use of "gotten" for the past participle of "get".
> >
> > "I have gotten many vaccinations in my life."   <--- my preference.
> > "I have got many vaccinations in my life."  <-- British English.
>
> That's interesting.  It was my understanding that for native speakers of
> American English there is a subtle difference between 'got' and 'gotten'
> and that the two were not strictly interchangeable?
>
> Chris
> --
> Chris Smith <[email protected]>
>
>

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