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He'd almost got killed vs. He'd almost gotten killed

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Anonymous 2016-05-18 05:59:07 Post No. [Report]
He'd almost got killed

vs.

He'd almost gotten killed

Which is the correct grammar
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 06:01:40 Post No.8053249
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 06:01:40 Post No.8053249 [Report]
>>8053240
2nd
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 12:38:03 Post No.8054014
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 12:38:03 Post No.8054014 [Report]
>>8053240
1st is UKE; 2nd AmE.
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 14:50:52 Post No.8054371
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 14:50:52 Post No.8054371 [Report]
he was almost killed
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 15:18:03 Post No.8054455
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 15:18:03 Post No.8054455 [Report]
>>8054371
This
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 15:22:56 Post No.8054470
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 15:22:56 Post No.8054470 [Report]
>>8053240
>He was crying because he'd almost gotten killed.

event occurs prior to referenced event.

>He was almost killed.

describing event in the past

Real question though, in what circumstance would you only use the past perfect?
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 15:32:01 Post No.8054510
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 15:32:01 Post No.8054510 [Report]
>>8054014
Best answer in the thread. Both are correct in their respective macrodialects.
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 15:53:59 Post No.8054607
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 15:53:59 Post No.8054607 [Report]
>>8054510
Except that if anything they're the wrong way around. Gotten is used significantly less in American English.
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 16:10:35 Post No.8054646
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 16:10:35 Post No.8054646 [Report]
what about

He had almost been killed
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 16:51:10 Post No.8054807
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 16:51:10 Post No.8054807 [Report]
>>8054014
no one in the UK would say the first one
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 16:53:47 Post No.8054816
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 16:53:47 Post No.8054816 [Report]
>>8054646
>>8054371
These c'mon lad
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 20:06:06 Post No.8055453
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Anonymous 2016-05-18 20:06:06 Post No.8055453 [Report]
>>8054607
Wrong. Gotten is not used in standard UK English, except in "ill-gotten".
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