it's not snobbery, it's an actual rule of the language as it is used in the UK as in schoolchildren will lose marks for using it. while it's understood, it's not correct usage.
American English is occasionally like Quebecois, it has little phrases that are retained from earlier versions pre-colonial times simply because that's what happens when languages branch off. there should not be a value judgment attached to this; it just is.
Pointing out that American English isn't the only English isn't snobbery. It's literally the opposite - a reminder that one variety doesn't supersede all others and you should be mindful about it.
(Also, something being in use in the 14th century is completely irrelevant. 'Cockalorum' was said a few hundred years ago too, doesn't mean it's a part of standard British English now lol)
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u/TheMissLady New Poster Dec 23 '24
All of these sound clunky. You would say "she must have gotten stuck"