11 November, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Yesterday I told someone I had to “hotten” something in the microwave. Oh dear.

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1. Alpha Says:

   November 12th, 2006 at 1:13 am

   Hello I ve been living in London for almost 2 years now ( i’m originally from Paris ) and i just wanted to let you know that you are not alone because i don’t speak french anymore on a daily basis when i’m in a situation where i have to speak french i sometimes struggle the first five minutes to get my french right and start thinking in french
   Good luck

2. gigi Says:

   November 12th, 2006 at 3:48 am

   Of course it’s hottening - is there any other way? (I love it!)

3. Anglofille Says:

   November 12th, 2006 at 11:50 am

   Alpha: Now I’m really worried!!!

   Gigi: I think “hotten” is a very good word, just like “gotten.” Maybe I’ll just start using it. And maybe I’ll invent a whole bunch of other fake English words too.

4. jen Says:

   November 12th, 2006 at 4:35 pm

   hell, they use hot as a verb here in the u.k. so it can’t be all wrong! (e.g. the race for labour party leader is “hotting up” - gah! that soooo sets my teeth on edge!)

5. Anglofille Says:

   November 12th, 2006 at 5:01 pm

   Funnily enough, after I wrote this post I suddenly wondered whether “hotten” is a British word and that’s where I’d heard it. So I looked it up in my UK dictionary just to make sure! But I didn’t see it.

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