difference between “I have got” and “I have gotten”
i see these two expressions are used almost identically in different contexts. is there a difference between "I have got" and "I have gotten"? please explain with an example
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I have gotten is used in America. I live in England and no one says I have gotten. We say I have got.
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I think the main difference is that 'gotten' is used in American English but not in British English.
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As the previous two answers have pointed out, gotten only appears in American English. Got and gotten are used as follows:
I have got means that you are in possession of something.
"I have got two dogs" is the same as I have two dogs.
I have gotten means that you've obtained something.
"I have gotten two dogs from the dog pound" means I went to the dog pound and obtained 2 dogs.