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Re: USAGE: gotten

From:jogloran <exponent@...>
Date:Sunday, June 23, 2002, 10:16
<<
I was just installing Windows XP today and happened to notice that it
said 'If you've had a computer before, you've probably GOTTEN things
the
way you like it', or some-such like that (the actual wording isn't
important, 'gotten' there is being used in the same way as it was on
the
banner).
>>
Wow... I haven't posted here in months :P Hmm, to me, it just sounds plain wrong. Plus, if you look at it for a while, it goes weird. Like "garage" or "punch".