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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

have

What's the difference between "I haven't" and "I don't have"?

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I haven't a car. (chiefly British, old-fashioned) I don't have a car. (most common in modern AmE and BrE)

  • I haven't a car.
  • (chiefly British, old-fashioned) I don't have a car.
  • (most common in modern AmE and BrE)
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I haven't a car. (chiefly British, old-fashioned)
I don't have a car. (most common in modern AmE and BrE)
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There are a few expressions where "haven't" is idiomatic. Most of the time we don't use the contraction.

Do you know where he is?
I haven't a clue.

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