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#11931 Sat, 01 Nov 03 02:07 PM

whats the difference between the two: i have a crush on you and i have got a crush on you? ive got a pen and i have a pen?

how would you know when to use have and when to use have got?

here's another one: i just want to know if anyone HAS GOT a one dollar bill and i just want to know if anyone HAS a one dollar bill?

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#11978 Sun, 02 Nov 03 11:54 AM

How can I seperate conjuctions?

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whl626

#11981 Sun, 02 Nov 03 12:13 PM

I think they don't have big difference. But there is more emphasis on the ' have got ', though.

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Pemmican

#11982 Sun, 02 Nov 03 12:19 PM

I learned that "have" is the only form in American English while you can use both "have" and "have got" in British English, here the latter is preferred.

British English uses the "have got" form more often because it makes it unnecessary to paraphrase the negative or questions with "to do":

I've got a pen. I haven't got a pen (instead of: I don't have a pen)
Have you got a pen? (instead: Do you have a pen?)

Has anyone got a one dollar bill? (instead of: Does anyone have...?).

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