is this phrase grammatically correct?
You've got me, Dgeigh. :)
Seriously, others, who can provide "authoritative input", appear to agree with you. Here's a sample:
"Now consider the word got, which seems to be misused by many people. They say things like "I've got to go now!" and "I've got it right here." Why? Don't they realize that 'got' shouldn't be there? The infinitive (unconjugated verb) is to have. Spoken intelligently, these phrases would be "I have to go now!" and "I have it right here." There's something peculiar about this usage; if 'have', 'had', or 'has' precedes a verb, it's known as the past participle, and is said (e.g.) 'have gotten'. Even worse, sometimes have is just dropped: "I got it with me." In this usage, it seems as if the person considers got to be a synonym for have; it's actually the past tense of to get."
