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Teo Posted 19 years ago
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You do?

0Amy: Sandy, look! I've got a driver's license. 02br
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00Sandy: 01font00You do?02font00 That's great! Are you going to buy a car?02br
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00I think Sandy should have said, "You have?" instead of "You do?". Am I right? 0-
  

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" wouldn't surprise me at all "in real life". Sandy has simply responded with the simple present tense, but in doing so she also translated Amy's 'have got' to just 'have' (same meaning). In other words, Sandy responded as if Amy had said: "01i 00Sandy, look!

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  • " wouldn't surprise me at all "in real life".
  • Sandy has simply responded with the simple present tense, but in doing so she also translated Amy's 'have got' to just 'have' (same meaning).
  • In other words, Sandy responded as if Amy had said: "01i 00Sandy, look!
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0 Hi Teo02br
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00"You do?" wouldn't surprise me at all "in real life". Sandy has simply responded with the simple present tense, but in doing so she also translated Amy's 'have got' to just 'have' (same meaning). In other words, Sandy responded as if Amy had said: "01i00Sandy, look! I have a driver's license.02i00" 0-
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01cite10Teo12cite10Amy: Sandy, look! I've got a driver's license. 12br
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10Sandy: 11font10You do?12font10 That's great! Are you going to buy a car?12br
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10I think Sandy should have said, "You have?" instead of "You do?". Am I right? 12br

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0 01b01font00"You do?" is common in AmE. I believe our British brethren might say "you have?" or "have you?" Nona can fill us in.02font02b02br
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00In BrE, it would be "You have?"0-
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