Guest  +  82412 Sat, 19 Mar 05 07:24 PM Hello Can anyone define the line between "Do you have...?" and "Have you got...?" in Standard English? Thank you Mandy Guest

	CalifJim  +  82432 Sat, 19 Mar 05 08:54 PM They both mean the same thing. "Have you got ...?" is more common in British English, perhaps, but as far as I know, both are used in all varieties of English. "have got" is probably the only case in English where the present perfect form is used with present meaning. "Do you have?" is much more commonly heard in the past tense than "Have you got?" In other words, in the past, "Did you have ...?" is very much more often heard than "Had you got ...?" CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,129 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Tenses, British English, Present Perfect, Past Tenses

	pieanne  +  82496 Sun, 20 Mar 05 09:49 AM I seem to remember that, when I studied E. grammar (a long time ago), the teachers insisted that "I have" was a permanent possession "I have got" was more occasional; I still remember the example for this "Eskimoes don't have colds as a rule" !!! I'm glad languages evolve... pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos... Grammar

	CalifJim  +  82609 Sun, 20 Mar 05 10:28 PM Paco, Sorry! No! Do you have a headache? (Now, this time, not habitutal.) Are you having one of your headaches? (Now, this time, not habitual.) Do you have headaches? (habitual) Do you get headaches? (habitual) Have you got a headache? (Now, this time, not habitual.) *Have you got headaches? (Impossible when speaking to one person, except for aliens with two or more heads!) CJ CalifJim

	paco2004  +  82613 Sun, 20 Mar 05 10:35 PM Hello CJ Do you have a headache? (Now, this time, not habitutal.) Are you having one of your headaches? (Now, this time, not habitual.) Is it so? If it is so, my dictionary must be for other dialect of English. paco paco2004 Dialects

	paco2004  +  82625 Mon, 21 Mar 05 12:14 AM I think the description of my E-J dictionary is wrong. Maybe one should ask like this; Do you have headaches in awakening? paco paco2004

	khoff  +  82646 Mon, 21 Mar 05 05:56 AM *Have you got headaches? (Impossible when speaking to one person, except for aliens with two or more heads!) for instance, Zaphod Beeblebrox! Paco - I agree with CJ - I don't see any significant difference between "Do you have a headache" and "Have you got a headache." Possibly "have you got" strikes me as slightly more informal than "do you have." Also - you could ask, "do you have headaches on awakening," or "upon awakening, " or "when awakening." Not "in awakening." By the way, Zaphod Beeblebrox is a two-headed alien from a book called "The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy," by Douglas Adams. khoff Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Senior Member 3,216 Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert) Difference Between