Which one is positive? Which one is negative? In both it can be persuasion or force or order, which one is usually which!?
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nazanin saryazdi What's the difference?I will have him doing (or do) that!orI will get him doing (or to do ) that!Which one is positive? Which one is negative? In both it can be persuasion or force or order, which one is usually which!?I will have him doing that! (After my efforts or firm persuasion, he will do it.)
GPYIt seems to me that Anon's are assuming an emphasised "will". In the case of an unemphasised "will" (normally contracted to "I'll" in everyday speech), "I'll have him do that" and "I'll get him to do that" do not need to be particularly forceful or involve particular effort or persuasion.Yes, I've emphasised it because of the exclamation mark at the end of
nazanin saryazdiI added I will to give an example, maybe that was my mistake, but my question was mainly about the use of get and have and the differences. Thank you.All other things being equal, I don't see a huge difference in meaning between "have someone do something" and "get someone to do something". Personally I would use the latter one more often, but