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Offline Joe Rocket

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Americanism again
« on: July 22, 2018, 21:29:21 »
I see g*tten has now become 'become'........  :roll:

It wasn't when I first read the thread.........  :shrug:

Apologies to Jeff in Wales......... :bow-blue:  But he knows now what's allowed.............  :whistle:
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Re: Americanism again
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2018, 07:54:34 »
I like and use g*tten. G*tten goes back to middle english and was taken to America where it is still used, we abbreviated it to got.
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Re: Americanism again
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2018, 15:04:36 »
We don't need either. ###

"I have" is all that is needed, why bother adding got or become? :violence-smack:
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Re: Americanism again
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2018, 18:24:54 »
"I have" for-become what we were talking about.
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Re: Americanism again
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2018, 18:58:12 »
 :clap: lol.
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Re: Americanism again
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2018, 19:27:22 »
 lol :smirk:
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