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some waygug-in
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You've got to be joking.  |
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The Cosmic Hum
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| Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| davemon wrote: |
| Troglodyte wrote: |
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Has got =/= have got.
OP, your book is promoting poor grammar. The "got" has to be removed. |
So, you're saying that someone's got to improve the book? |
No thanks to putting words in my mouth.
I'd say "someone has to improve the book." Or alternatively "someone needs to improve the book."
Correctly, got is used to show possession of something, not a need or urgency which is what you and the OP's book have suggested. |
...is this just your personal take on a rather common grammatical structure, or do you have any references that state the inflexibility of the 1st/2nd/3rd person perfect tense combined the non-possessive form of got?
There is certainly some debate on the prescriptive uses in formal essay writing(depending on region), but the descriptive uses in everyday language are undeniable.
i.e. I've got to get going.
He's got his head screwed on too tight.
You've got to be kidding. |
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The Cosmic Hum
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| Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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| some waygug-in wrote: |
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...echo... 
I was typing mine while you posted yours....nicely done. 
You've got some skills.  (note the alternatively correct possessive form) |
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