don't got

TakaThis is the phrase I've found in a book written by a native speaker of English:

Hurry it up. We don't got all day.

About the part in red 'don't got', is it colloquially acceptable? Or is it simply a mistake?

Definitely substandard for "don't have".

PhilipDefinitely substandard for "don't have".

When you say it's 'substandard', do you mean that it's grammatically wrong but still widely used in reality? Or do you mean that it's completely wrong and you rarely hear it in everyday life?

Maybe for "don't have got"?

It's definitely ungrammatical, since "got" is not an infinitive. But I guess it must be heard quite often, although you'll need a native American speaker to tell you how much...

Personal opinion:

It's grammatically wrong but, in some places, is used enough that it is worth being aware of simply so you'll recognize it if you hear it. There are other places where it almost hurts people's ears because it sounds so wrong! Try to avoid using it yourself. "Don't have" is much better to use.

Taka

PhilipDefinitely substandard for "don't have".

When you say it's 'substandard', do you mean that it's grammatically wrong but still widely used in reality? Or do you mean that it's completely wrong and you rarely hear it in everyday life?

Hurry up! We ain’t got all day!

This is

Taka

PhilipDefinitely substandard for "don't have".

When you say it's 'substandard', do you mean that it's grammatically wrong but still widely used in reality? Or do you mean that it's completely wrong and you rarely hear it in everyday life?

It's "grammatically wrong" in that usage books a

This reminds me strangely of a not-so-old post on this forum...

In an ordinary urban setting among middle-class, fairly educated people you will almost never hear don't got. My impression is that it is exceedingly rare. But in rural areas or inner-city settings or among less well-off or less well-read people you will sometimes hear don't got.

I would not consider it colloquially acceptable (to the average American) in the way th

I know this is going to be a bit off-topic but here it is anyway:

If "got" is a substandard for "have (got)", how is it used in the 3rd person singular?

I have (got) a sister. --> I got a sister.
He has (got) a sister. --> He got a sister. (???)

Is that OK? I think there should be no "-s" in the above sentence i

Interesting. "We don't got all day" isn't heard in British English, except in deliberate imitation of US speech. (It may well be a self-consciously non-standard usage in the text in question.)

MrP