"I've 'got' my period" for menstruation

Posted by Abe on March 08, 2004

(No one in this household has menstruated in two decades so we are out of touch)

Why is it not "I'm having..." or "I'm in..." or "It is my ..."?

Why "got"?

How long has it been "got"?

• "I've 'got' my period" for menstruation ESC 08/March/04
  • "I've 'got' my period" for menstruation Smokey Stover 08/March/04
    • "I've 'got' my period" for menstruation R. Berg 08/March/04
      • "I've 'got' my period" for menstruation ESC 08/March/04
        • "I've 'got' my period" ESC 09/March/04
          • If not 'get' or 'got', then what? Lotg 10/March/04
            • If not 'get' or 'got', then what? Old Grey 11/March/04
              • If not 'get' or 'got', then what? abe 11/March/04
                • If not 'get' or 'got', then what? Smokey Stover 11/March/04
                  • Wrinkles, arthritis and whinging are not confined to females Lotg 12/March/04
                    • Wrinkles, arthritis and whinging are not confined to females Smokey Stover 13/March/04
                      • Wrinkles, arthritis and whinging are not confined to females Lotg 13/March/04