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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Don't have time for/don't got time for

We don't have time for this.

We don't got time for this.

1) Are these the same?

2) Is the second acceptable and natural?

3) Is the second more American than British?

  

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We don't have time for this. We don't got time for this. 1) Are these the same?

— Clive

  • We don't have time for this.
  • We don't got time for this.
  • 1) Are these the same?
  • t N o.
  • It's sub-standard English.
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We don't have time for this.

We don't got time for this.

1) Are these the same? Yes

2) Is the second acceptable and natural?t No. It's sub-standard English.

3) Is the second more American than British? I don't know.

Clive

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anonymous3) Is the second more American than British?

Yes, according to the Google Ngram Viewer.

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