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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

has got vs has

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0He's got a weapon=01font 00He received a weapon 02font 02br 02br 00He has a weapon=01font 00He is an owner of a weapon02font 0-

— Jhumjhum

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0He's got a weapon=01font00He received a weapon 02font02br
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0Thank you Jhumjhum!0-
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0In British English 'has got' can be used as an alternative to 'has' so the meaning is a straightforward 'he is in possession of a gun'. I think US English avoids the use of the 'have got' construction.02br
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10That would be "He's gotten a weapon" in American English. And "he's got a weapon" and "he has a weapon" would be the same. The only difference might be that the form with "has got" (virtually a
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0Thanks GG and Kooyeen.02br
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