"haven't" or "don't have"?
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Could you help me, please? There are two forms of expressing "not having": haven't something and don't have something. Which form is more common and popular? The Murphy book says "haven't" is out-of-date phrase and is used very seldom, but I heard this phrase in "Harry Potter". Moreover, my students adore "haven't" and I don't know if I am right or not to correct them into "don't have".
Thank you!
Top answer
I haven't any money. - Correct, but not common. Rarely heard in America.
- I haven't any money.
- - Correct, but not common.
- Rarely heard in America.
- I haven't got any money.
- - Very common in British English.
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I haven't any money. - Correct, but not common. Rarely heard in America.
I haven't got any money. - Very common in British English.
I don't have any money. - Very common in US English. Also used in Britain.
You need do, does, did when the meaning is 'to eat', 'to drink', etc.
I don't have breakfast so early.
You don't have to
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