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Anonymous  #211305  Fri, 31 Mar 06 11:19 AM

P/S tell me what these verb forms are? I know they are accepted all over the English speaking communities but I am not use to using the following. Help.

I've got      (Why not just, I have)

I haven't got    (Why not just, I don't have)

Have you got ...?   (Why not just, Do you have ,,,?) 

  
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Vorpar  #211324  Fri, 31 Mar 06 12:17 PM

These are made by the speaker's choice. They mean the same thing, but you can say the same thing in many ways.

Contractions (I've, haven't, don't, won't) sound more natural to native speakers. We tend to use them often. "I've got" is used more often than "I have" because "I've" tends to sound better, and "I've a hammer" doesn't sound grammatically correct.

  
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Believer  #211379  Fri, 31 Mar 06 04:11 PM

In your opinion, "I have a hammer." doesn't sound grammatically correct but "I've got a hammer." sounds grammatically correct?

I always thought/felt that the sentential construct "I have something." is both natural-sounding and grammatically correct. Am I missing something big in regard to the English dialect?  

Also, is the word "dialect" a countable or an uncountable noun? 

  
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yunus  #211393  Fri, 31 Mar 06 04:43 PM

i know that my teacher said to me who is from Chicago.

don't use have got , use have. he says have got comes from old english but now we are in modern area so using of have is more common and it sounds better than have got. and he adds do you have not have you got

to me he is right because i often see do you have in songs which are populare.

of course everbody understands you when you use have got.

It's your choice. Smile [:)]

  
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Believer  #211521  Sat, 01 Apr 06 03:27 AM

I might add that not all but in some instances that the verbial construct "have got" sound more natural and add more smoothness to the one who is pronouncing that word ;but normally, I find the construct "have something" will be sufficient and will be approved by the majority.

1.Have you got the time to help me?

No, I haven't got the time to do it.

2. Do you have a pen with you?

No, I don't have a pen.  

What word can I use for the underlined words to say the thing more accurately?

  
Xess  #211933  Sun, 02 Apr 06 03:32 PM
A general rule when speaking in English is that you should contract all unimportant words so that it's easier to identify keywords in a sentence. Like "He's a boy." and "He IS a boy." has different meanings. So, there is some difference in "I have..." and "I've got..." But generally, it's just preference.

It is also possibly, a level of politeness. Asking "Do you have a pen?" is generally quite a polite way of asking about something. More casual speech would be, "You got a pen?", dropping the 'have' completely from the sentence. However, your English teacher may frown on these sort of sentences.

Unfortunately, levels of politeness is not something clear cut in English. It's quite neutral in terms of politeness, so you have to be a bit creative. Generally, the things grammarist frown on would fall into more colloquial, common everyday talk and those that grammarist prescribe are more polite and used in writing.

  
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Vorpar  #212072  Mon, 03 Apr 06 04:44 AM
 Believer wrote:

In your opinion, "I have a hammer." doesn't sound grammatically correct but "I've got a hammer." sounds grammatically correct?

I always thought/felt that the sentential construct "I have something." is both natural-sounding and grammatically correct. Am I missing something big in regard to the English dialect?  

Also, is the word "dialect" a countable or an uncountable noun?

Sorry for the confusion. "I have something" sounds fine. It sounds weird when you contract it: "I've something"

Dialect is countable.

  
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