I don't have the big fat Oxford here with me, that specifically uses the words N.Am slang past participle of "get" for "gotten" so I can't quote it exactly but here is this definition from the Compact Oxford Dictionary:
"gotten N. Amer. past participle of GET.
USAGE The form gotten is not used in British English but is very common in North American English, though even there it is often regarded as non-standard."
So it might be a regional thing in the States, used some places and not others, or perhaps is being used more commonly nowadays? Anyway, not something we need to argue about... : )
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branchandroot
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Date: 2005-03-02 04:01 am (UTC)"gotten
N. Amer. past participle of GET.
USAGE The form gotten is not used in British English but is very common in North American English, though even there it is often regarded as non-standard."
So it might be a regional thing in the States, used some places and not others, or perhaps is being used more commonly nowadays? Anyway, not something we need to argue about... : )