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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Is having

"The minister (Swaraj) was admitted at around 7.22 pm at AIIMS. She is having diabetes and other medical problems.
http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2016/nov/07/liveupdates.htm
Why "is having" used and not simply "she has diabetes and other medical problems"?
Thanks
Jignesh
  

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"is having" is not natural in this context. It should be "has", as you say. It seems likely that the sentence was not written by a native English speaker.

— GPY

  • "is having" is not natural in this context.
  • It should be "has", as you say.
  • It seems likely that the sentence was not written by a native English speaker.
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"is having" is not natural in this context. It should be "has", as you say. It seems likely that the sentence was not written by a native English speaker.
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It is incorrect in BrE and AmE; we would use 'has', but the progressive form may well be correct in Indian English.
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fivejedjonIt is incorrect in BrE and AmE; we would use 'has', but the progressive form may well be correct in Indian English.
It's one of the things that makes Indian English different and noticeable.
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