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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Gotta

Is "gotta" for expressing obligation in "“It’s gotta be a protest,” a man said."?
  

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"? I will presume that you know that 'it's and 'gotta' are transcriptions of speech, not words. 'It's gotta' transcribes the man's pronunciation of 'it has got to'.

— Mister Micawber

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  • I will presume that you know that 'it's and 'gotta' are transcriptions of speech, not words.
  • 'It's gotta' transcribes the man's pronunciation of 'it has got to'.
  • Without further context, it could be an expression of either obligation or confirmed belief.
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AnonymousIs "gotta" for expressing obligation in "“It’s gotta be a protest,” a man said."?
I will presume that you know that 'it's and 'gotta' are transcriptions of speech, not words. 'It's gotta' transcribes the man's pronunciation of 'it has got to'. Without further context, it could be an expression of either obligation or confirmed belief.
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