What do you got?

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Hi,it seems "got" is already an idiom used instead of "have", but not "has".I mean, I thought that when I heard "I got to go to school" or "Yes, I have two pets, I got a cat and a parrot", many times it was actually "I've got" but the "ve" was extremelly reduced. Now I think most people actually just say "got", because I'm hearing it used this way, like a normal verb:Hi Johnny, welcome to the EnglishForward show on 102.4. What do you got?Hi Tom, well, I think Bush made a mistake because.... blah blah.I noticed on a radio show, because the host says it all the time.Just need some opinions, thanks

Philip · Accepted Answer

KooyeenHi,
it seems "got" is already an idiom used instead of "have", but not "has".
I mean, I thought that when I heard "I got to go to school" or "Yes, I have two pets, I got a cat and a parrot", many times it was actually "I've got" but the "ve" was extremelly reduced. Now I think most people actually just say "got", because I'm hearing it used this way, like a normal verb:

Hi Johnny, welcome to the EnglishForward show on 102.4. What do you got?
Hi Tom, well, I think Bush made a mistake because.... blah blah.

I noticed on a radio show, because the host says it all the time.
Just need some opinions, thanks

Extremely informal, and not in the least correct.

Kooyeen · Answer

Oh, well, I was not thinking it was a very formal expression, LOL
Thanks

CalifJim · Answer

Are you sure it wasn't

Whad a you got? for What 'a(ve) you got?

The intervocalic T is going to be a D anyway.
I think these sounds are sometimes mistranscribed as What do you got?
Do you have an example where the what and do are pronounced distinctly?

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CJ

Kooyeen · Answer

hmm, no, I think it was really "what do you got?". I have some audio clips, if I have time (I think I won't), I'll post a link.
Thanks

CalifJim · Answer

if I have time (I think I won't), I'll post a link.

Hee, hee. That's OK!

CJ

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Another thing you'll sometimes hear is eg I gots to go to school instead of I have to go to school. Definitely substandard.

Have you ever seen the original 'Dirty Harry' movie with Clint Eastwood? Clint bluffs a criminal by pretending that he still has a bullet in his gun. Later, if I remember correctly, the criminal asks if there was really one bullet left, because "I gots to know".

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

CalifJimAre you sure it wasn'tWhad a you got? for What 'a(ve) you got?The intervocalic T is going to be a D anyway.I think these sounds are sometimes mistranscribed as What do you got?Do you have an example where the what and do are pronounced distinctly??CJ

NCIS, season 6, episode 16, Tony said to Abby, "What, do, you, got?"

CalifJim · Answer

AnonymousTony said to Abby, "What, do, you, got?"

Ah, well. Then it certainly exists, doesn't it?

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

I hear "do you got" and I always hear it being said by Americans. It is possibly one of the most vulgar bastardizations of English that come from America. "I've got" instead of "I have" is completely informal and its usage is questionable at best. "I've got" should only be used to mean "I have received" or "I have picked up" or "I have found" and never "I have." I personally use "I've gotten" as seems to fit better. "It's "begotten," "forgotten," so I use "gotten."

Another vulgarity from America is the use of "got" to mean "have to." Granted, the usage of that is British too but I've only ever heard Americans use it without the "'ve." They say "I gotta do this" or "I got to do that." It makes me cringe. If they're going to say "I've got to" instead of "I have to" then at least put "have" before it. "Got" should only be used as the past tense and past participle of "get" and nothing more! [6]

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