http://www.englishforums.com/English/LinguisticsDiscussionForum/Forum35.htmGet into the nitty-gritty of the language.enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/TakeCareOfHaveTheCareOf/zmrwk/post.htm#476815Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:11:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:476815MyChew0http://www.englishforums.com/English/TakeCareOfHaveTheCareOf/zmrwk/post.htm#476815http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments35-476815.xmlThank you for your quick and nice advice! Yeah, I think I might have rush into things. -0-;; From now on, I need to learn expressions more carefully through good examples.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TakeCareOfHaveTheCareOf/zmrwk/post.htm#476721Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:11:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:476721Clive1http://www.englishforums.com/English/TakeCareOfHaveTheCareOf/zmrwk/post.htm#476721http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments35-476721.xmlHi, We all know "take care of ~" but the other day, I met the expression "have the care of ~". I searched the net and found the difference between them. It said, "take care of ~" means 'temporarily' and "have the care of ~" means 'as a habit or job" That's true. Nevertheless, we usually just say 'I take care of . . . ' in both cases. ;Have the care of' sounds very formal, and is not often used. so if you're a nanny, it is more suitable to say "I have take care of babies." No, I think what you looked at said to use 'I have the care of babies'. and I got more curious and searched "make care of ~" and surprised to see the many results....http://www.englishforums.com/English/TakeCareOfHaveTheCareOf/zmrwk/post.htmWed, 27 May 2009 00:11:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:476707MyChew2http://www.englishforums.com/English/TakeCareOfHaveTheCareOf/zmrwk/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments35-476707.xmlWe all know "take care of ~" but the other day, I met the expression "have the care of ~". I searched the net and found the difference between them. It said, "take care of ~" means 'temporarily' and "have the care of ~" means 'as a habit or job" so if you're a nanny, it is more suitable to say "I have take care of babies." and I got more curious and searched "make care of ~" and surprised to see the many results. The point is when I study English, I only memorized "take care of ~". Come to think of it, however, it would be more effective to use the verb (take, have, make, get ...) freely (of course, if it makes sense) instead of memorizing...