Short for 'past participle'. Used in English grammar usage texts.
Nothing points more clearly to the North Americanness of a person than the ability to use the pa.pple forms 'got' and 'gotten' in a natural manner.
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I would say using contracted forms of commonly used phrases like 'pa.pple' in place of 'past participle' in an English text utilized primarily by those learning English as a second language can be a confusing circumstance.
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