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File green Posted 9 years ago
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Hi, I was wondering if you could help me puzzle out a question apropos of usage of "can't have somebody doing something", particularly in the following sentences I'm going to show you. The first one is:" I can't have you saying such rude words to him." The another one is: " I can't have you speaking like that about him." Do the two sentences correct? If the answer is yes, then would it be okay for us to write something like I can't have you treating me like this or I can't have you talking like a snob here? I'd be grateful if you could help me figure it out. Thanks. Best Regards.
  

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It's an idiomatic way of saying that I can't allow (or condone) you saying such rude words to him. com/definition/have

— BillJ

  • It's an idiomatic way of saying that I can't allow (or condone) you saying such rude words to him.
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It's an idiomatic way of saying that I can't allow (or condone) you saying such rude words to him.

Take a look at definition 5.2 here: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/have

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Got it, Bill, Thanks.

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