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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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baby girl

0 Can I write,02br
00(a) He was happy because he got / gets a baby girl.02br
00(b) He was happy because he has /had a sister. 02br
00(c) He was happy because he got / gets a baby.0-
  

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02br 00(b) He was happy because he01b 00 had02b 00 a sister. 02br 00(c) He01b 00 is 02b 00happy because he 01b 00has02b 00 a baby. 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 02br 00(b) He was happy because he01b 00 had02b 00 a sister.
  • 02br 00(c) He01b 00 is 02b 00happy because he 01b 00has02b 00 a baby.
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0 .02br
00You can use:02br
02br
00(a) He was happy because he 01b00had02b00 a baby girl.02br
00(b) He was happy because he01b00 had02b00 a sister. 02br
00(c) He01b00 is 02b00happy because he 01b00has02b00 a baby. 0-
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0(a) He was happy because he 01b00had02b00 a baby girl. 02br
00He was happy because he got a baby girl - he didn't have a baby girl, his wife or girlfriend did. It is impossible for him to hava a baby!02br
00(c) He01b00 is 02b00happy because he 01b00has02b00 a baby.02br
00He is happy because
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0? 02br
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00So when you say to a man "Do you have any children?" he should say "Yes, about 11 years ago I got a girl and about 9 years ago I got a boy" instead of "Yes, I have a girl who's 11 and a boy who's 9."02br
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00In fact, when a new baby is born, it's common to hear the father say something like "We just had a girl." Presumably he played a par
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01cite10optilang12cite10(a) He was happy because he 11b10had12b10 a baby girl. 12br
10- he didn't have a baby girl, his wife or girlfriend did. It is impossible for him to hava a baby!12br
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10You're wrong. Check first at Google Books: 02br
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0 Yes - we had a girl is fine because it includes the female02br
00But for a man to say I had a girl/baby is impossible02br
00About 11 years we had a girl and 9 years ago we had a boy is fine too0-
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0He had a baby girl = he had (got) a baby girl02br
00The sense of to have got - to possess02br
00To have a baby = to give birth 0-
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0 Consider this02br
00To a woman:02br
00 How many children have you had? = given birth to?02br
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00To a man02br
00 How many children do you have? = have you got? 0-
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0It is impossible for a man to 01i00give birth02i00 to a baby, certainly. It's not impossible for a man to "have" a baby. 02br
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00I repsectfully suggest that you be a little more certain about how native speakers express these ideas before you correct them. 02br
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00EDIT: You posted again while I was typing. I would never, EVE
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0You're wrong in assuming that 02br
01i00I had a little girl02i02br
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00means only 02br
01i00I gave birth to a little girl02i0-
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0>I respectfully suggest that you be a little more certain about how native speakers express these ideas before you correct them.02br
00Same here. 0-
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