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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

have somebody come

I am not going to have somebody come into my office to lay down the law.

My question is, what is this grammatical structure called.

I am not familiar with this.

Thanks.
  

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Hi Inch I'd say that's a causative use of have . (Have someone do --> cause someone to do something as if by command or invitation) - Have him call me as soon as he gets in. - I'm not going to have him do the monthly report anymore.

— Yankee

  • Hi Inch I'd say that's a causative use of have .
  • (Have someone do --> cause someone to do something as if by command or invitation) - Have him call me as soon as he gets in.
  • - I'm not going to have him do the monthly report anymore.
  • He makes too many mistakes.
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Hi Inch

I'd say that's a causative use of have.

(Have someone do --> cause someone to do something as if by command or invitation)

- Have him call me as soon as he gets in.
- I'm not going to have him do the monthly report anymore. He makes too many mistakes.
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I'm not sure if causative is the right term, even though the grammatical structure is the same. In the causative constructions, have means something like, well, cause -- or at least arrange for. Here is means allow or tolerate. Is there another name for this structure?

I'm not going to have someone come in and paint the house. (arra
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CalifJimI'm not sure if causative is the right term, even though the grammatical structure is the same. In the causative constructions, have means something like, well, cause -- or at least arrange for. Here is means allow or tolerate. Is there another name for this structure?

I'm not going to have someone come i
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Past Simple,

I didn't quite get that. Do you mean instead of calling it "causative have", he calls it "experience have"?
Or instead of calling it a "causative structure", he calls it an "experience structure"?
Can you give a little more detail?

Thanks,
Jim
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to experience, undergo, or endure, as joy or pain: Have a good time. He had a heart attack last year.


http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=have&r=66

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I too am hesitant to say that have in have a heart attack has the same meaning as have in not have someone tell me what to do.

CJ

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Yes, indeed.

By the way, we have the same Swan PEU edition.

I had a gipsy come to the door yesterday

Thanks
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CalifJimI too am hesitant to say that have in have a heart attack has the same meaning as have in not have someone tell me what to do.

CJ

Hi guys!

So am I. Actually, I never said it had the same meaning.

The answer you're looking for is in fact on page 210, not 209, o
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