"employer has claimed an exception under the Equality Act 2010"

[Manter]

I've always thought it was just co-incidence that all the staff in my local Japanese restaurant were, well, Japanese.

The two Japanese restaurants near me are staffed by Peruvians and Poles

 

[Hocus Eye.]

I will never use it. Never.

Dammit you quoted my post before I saw the typo. I have now edited and entered the word "have".

 

[fucthest8]

I will never use it. Never.

Not even to say "ill-gotten gains"?

Bottom line is that whilst there's a lot of whining about it being an Americanism it is, in fact, more grammatically correct than the crap most English people come out with - it's the correct past participle of get.

 

[Onket]

Not even to say "ill-gotten gains"?

Bottom line is that whilst there's a lot of whining about it being an Americanism it is, in fact, more grammatically correct than the crap most English people come out with - it's the correct past participle of get.

Fuck you.

 

[RedDragon]

The two Japanese restaurants near me are staffed by Peruvians and Poles

Obviously we frequent different establishments.

 

[fucthest8]

Fuck you.

You'll have gotten over it by tomorrow.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

You'll have gotten over it by tomorrow.

You'll start him off ranting now.

 

[Onket]

You'll start him off ranting now.

You can f off an all.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

You can f off an all.

Have you gotten all upset and thrown a tantrum?

 

[Onket]

Have you gotten all upset and thrown a tantrum?

What is the correct answer to this?

 

[kabbes]

"Gotten" is correct in the context it was used.

 

[Onket]

That wasn't the question I was asking.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

"Gotten" is correct in the context it was used.

Don't worry, Onket is off on one as the use of the word has gotten under his skin.

 

[tim]

Bottom line is that whilst there's a lot of whining about it being an Americanism it is, in fact, more grammatically correct than the crap most English people come out with - it's the correct past participle of get.[/QUOTE]


Well it's a past participle of get" as is "got". Although t's perhaps relevant to note that in most North American dialects there are situations where "have Got " is the form used


Gotten is probably the most distinctive of all the AmE/BrE grammatical differences, but British people who try to use it often get it wrong.

It is not simply an alternative for have got. Gotten is used in such contexts as

•They've gotten a new boat. (= obtain)


•They've gotten interested. (= become)


•He's gotten off the chair. (= moved)

But it is not used in the sense of possession (= have). AmE does not allow


•*I've gotten the answer.


•*I've gotten plenty.


but uses I've got as in informal BrE. The availability of gotten does however mean that AmE can make such distinctions as the following:

•They've got to leave (they must leave)



from http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/5531/difference-between-i-have-got-and-i-have-gotten


•They've gotten to leave (they've managed to leave).


As to grammatical correctness you have a reactionary prescriptive approach to language. You need come to terms with descriptive linguistics and the whole gamut of kinky dialects and idiolects that are out there.

 

[Onket]

The 'gotten' issue was dealt with in full on the last page, tbf. The only whining going on, is by those who continue to post about it.

 

[Onket]

Except for my post above, obviously.

 

[StoneRoad]

It's bar staff at an Indian restaurant. I can understand exemptions for things such as rabbis or domestic violence counselors, but surely they can't do this at a bloomin restaurant that sells alcohol. Anyway, I've applied for the job, and when they reject my application I will demand a reason for this and will take it up with my MP. Fuck em, the cunts.

The other possible reason is that as it is "bar staff" they don't want to employ someone from an ethnic/religious background that can't touch alcohol, (wasn't there a case of this nature in a shop recently ?)

 

[ItWillNeverWork]

The other possible reason is that as it is "bar staff" they don't want to employ someone from an ethnic/religious background that can't touch alcohol, (wasn't there a case of this nature in a shop recently ?)

Surely a religious person who objected to handling alcohol wouldn't apply for such a position in the first place.

 

[likesfish]

You'd be suprised or it might be an indian sub continent racist thing and you cant play unless your indian,pakistan or from banglerdesh
The BJP could teach the edl and the bnp all about being islamaphobic but hopefully wont
Seems abit weird a restuarent got away with it usally its single sex care estabilshments etc.