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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Haves and Has
In at least two sites that teach English the form «haves» is used as synonym of «has». Quoting:
Verb[edit]
haves
(nonstandard) third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
Synonyms[edit]
has
Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/haves
So, is this usage of «haves» possible?
Verb[edit]
haves
(nonstandard) third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
Synonyms[edit]
has
Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/haves
So, is this usage of «haves» possible?
Top answer
In standard English this is a gross error. There is evidence in Google Book Search results that it occurs in certain types of dialect speech. I can't say that I personally recall ever hearing it.
- In standard English this is a gross error.
- There is evidence in Google Book Search results that it occurs in certain types of dialect speech.
- I can't say that I personally recall ever hearing it.
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In standard English this is a gross error.
There is evidence in Google Book Search results that it occurs in certain types of dialect speech. I can't say that I personally recall ever hearing it.
There is evidence in Google Book Search results that it occurs in certain types of dialect speech. I can't say that I personally recall ever hearing it.
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