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Have got vs Have (self.english)

submitted 1 year ago by foofiepie to c/[email protected]

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Hi folks.

Can I ask: Is it better to say “We’ve got to get going” or “ We have to get going”?

I hear the former in conversation and it slightly irks me. I think it’s because of the redundancy (?) in the sentence. Which is better, grammatically? The latter feels cleaner. Am I wrong?

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[–] Today 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would tend to say, "We have got to go!" after I've already said, "we need to leave," several times with no response.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Stand up, slap your knees and say "welp". It's a universal signal as far as I can tell. Unignorable.