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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread "have got"? #115744 11/12/2003 7:41 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 180 Austin, TX gift horse member gift horse member Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 180 Austin, TX Is using "have got" together really proper? It seems redundant to me and doesn't sound correct, yet I observe journalists using this quite often. Instead of: "They've got the best idea." Why not: "They have the best idea." ? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted "have got"? gift horse 11/12/2003 7:41 PM Re: "have got"? maahey 11/12/2003 7:47 PM It's hoi polloi time again shanks 11/12/2003 7:53 PM Re: have too got class Zed 11/12/2003 11:16 PM Re: It's hoi polloi time again gift horse 11/14/2003 1:39 AM Re: It's hoi polloi time again Zed 11/14/2003 1:59 AM Re: It's hoi polloi time again gift horse 11/14/2003 2:04 AM Re: It's hoi polloi time again slithy toves 11/14/2003 2:43 AM Re: It's hoi polloi time again grapho 11/22/2003 2:30 PM Re: It's hoi polloi time again Buffalo Shrdlu 11/22/2003 3:05 PM Re: "have got"? Bingley 11/13/2003 5:50 AM Re: "have got"? dellfarmer 11/13/2003 12:39 PM Re: "have got"? AnnaStrophic 11/13/2003 12:53 PM Re: "have got"? dxb 11/13/2003 3:36 PM Re: "have got"? shanks 11/13/2003 4:16 PM Re: "have got"? maahey 11/13/2003 5:14 PM Re: "have got"? shanks 11/13/2003 6:26 PM Re: "have got"? Jackie 11/14/2003 1:33 AM creamed by cod snobbery shanks 11/14/2003 4:26 PM Re: "have got"? Zed 11/14/2003 12:29 AM Re: "have got"? Bingley 11/14/2003 5:05 AM Re: "have got"? AnnaStrophic 11/14/2003 12:41 PM Re: "have got"? Buffalo Shrdlu 11/14/2003 12:46 PM Re: "have got"? Jackie 11/14/2003 1:16 PM Re: snow AnnaStrophic 11/14/2003 1:22 PM Re: snow Jackie 11/14/2003 1:28 PM Re: snow Buffalo Shrdlu 11/14/2003 1:32 PM Re: "have got"? gift horse 11/14/2003 9:21 PM Re: "have got"? Zed 11/14/2003 10:27 PM Re: "have got"? maahey 11/15/2003 12:50 AM Re: "have got"? Zed 11/15/2003 12:57 AM Re: "have got"? gift horse 11/18/2003 2:47 PM Re: "have got"? dxb 11/18/2003 2:55 PM Re: "have got"? Bobyoungbalt 11/17/2003 4:12 AM Re: "have got"? Faldage 11/17/2003 1:03 PM Re: "have got"? Bobyoungbalt 11/18/2003 4:25 AM You're both right gift horse 11/18/2003 1:02 PM Re: "have got"? gift horse 11/17/2003 9:37 PM Re: "have got"? Zed 11/17/2003 11:41 PM Gotta dance! gift horse 11/18/2003 12:08 AM Re: Gotta dance! Zed 11/18/2003 12:16 AM Re: Gotta dance! gift horse 11/18/2003 1:53 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,312 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 22 A C Bowden 9 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,158 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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