Facebook US & Facebook UK

[Will_Never_Marry]

So I was on the login page on Facebook and accidentally clicked on one of the languages that are listed across the page, when I clicked back on English, I realised that there was an English US and English UK.

I clicked on both and saw the only difference is above where you type your password it says 'forgot your password' on the US one, however on the UK one it says 'forgotten your password'.

Now am I right in thinking that you Americans don't use the word 'forgotten'. Like if you forget your password do you say I've forgot my password or do you say I've forgotten my password????

Forgot or forgotten?

 

[malvachat]

I did know,but I've forgotten

 

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

I forgot my password. I have forgotten my password. I have forgotten to mail that letter for the past three days. I keep forgetting to reset my alarm clock.

"I have forgot" doesn't sound American.

This is because we have "super-past" tense in American English. "Forgot" is past tense. "Forgotten" means it happened either repeatedly, or an extra long time ago.

I'm making this up. I'm going to ask my friend Sarah, she's a huge grammar geek. I don't actually know any of the rules, I just know whether it's right or not. Not why.

 

[Deleted member 6305]

I don't know. I use the pirate version.

 

[LuvMozzy]

The UK English version is obviously for the more intelligent people.

 

[The Seeker of Good Songs]

The UK English version is obviously for the more intelligent people.

I would tend to agree with this statement. The word "forgotten" has far too many letters in it for the typical American public school student to know what it says.

I clicked on both and saw the only difference is above where you type your password it says 'forgot your password' on the US one, however on the UK one it says 'forgotten your password'.

Forgot or forgotten?

'forgot your password' sounds like a statement
'forgotten your password' sounds like a question

 

[Dave]

my new favo(u)rite forum

 

[Deleted member 6305]

I guess their both write.

 

[The Seeker of Good Songs]

I guess their both write.

Didn't you once say that you are a school teacher?

 

[Deleted member 6305]

Didn't you once say that you are a school teacher?

I guess I forgot to mention it was in California.

 

[The Seeker of Good Songs]

I guess I forgot to mention it was in California.

That explains the test scores.

 

[JoyDiv007]

I don't know. I use the pirate version.

Love the pirate version.

 

[kissmyshadestoo]

The UK English version is obviously for the more intelligent people.

And for those with bad teeth.

 

[kissmyshadestoo]

Roger Clemens Facebook has a "Misremembered your password?" link

 

[Jo Jo70]

forget
• verb (forgetting; past forgot; past part. forgotten or chiefly US forgot

And I never knew there was such a word as ‘forgetter'.

Alas I am a ‘rememberer'.