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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
have vs have got
When do we use "have got" and when do we use simply "have" (without "got")? There are times when it sounds better with got, for eg "I've got two apples." and there are times when it sounds better without "got", for eg "He has short blond hair and she has long earrings".
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Have is the formally correct verb. have got , regarded as very informal when I was at school in the 1950s and early 1960s is now very common in BrE, especially in speech.. There is no difference in meaning between the two verbs.
- Have is the formally correct verb.
- have got , regarded as very informal when I was at school in the 1950s and early 1960s is now very common in BrE, especially in speech..
- There is no difference in meaning between the two verbs.
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Have is the formally correct verb. have got, regarded as very informal when I was at school in the 1950s and early 1960s is now very common in BrE, especially in speech..
There is no difference in meaning between the two verbs.
There is no difference in meaning between the two verbs.
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Actually, you can interchange the two, even in your examples, but you're right that sometimes it sounds better one way, and sometimes it sounds better the other way.
'have got' seems to be a little better when you're talking about physical possessions, especially those that are objects. 'have' seems to be a little better when you're talking about physical appearance.
Also, 'have
'have got' seems to be a little better when you're talking about physical possessions, especially those that are objects. 'have' seems to be a little better when you're talking about physical appearance.
Also, 'have
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