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Sunday, July 5, 2020

HAVE or HAVE GOT?

Possessions and Relationships

Examples:

I have got a small house. = I have a small house.

She has got a lot of friends = She has a lot of friends.

HAVE GOT is less common in American English, especially in questions and negatives.

UK USA

Have you got time? Do you have time?

I have got a problem. I got a problem. (quite common)

Common Errors with ‘HAVE GOT’

- ‘do’ and ‘got’ are not used together:

RIGHT WRONG

Do you have any children? Do you have got any children?

Have you got any children? ~~Have you any children?~~

Don’t use ‘have got’ when we’re talking about repeated or habitual states.

RIGHT WRONG

He has got a headache today. He has often got headaches.

He has a headache today.

He often has headaches.

‘HAVE’ to Talk about Actions and Experiences

Examples:

Let’s have some wine.

When are we having lunch?

I had a good time at the concert.

In expressions like these, ‘have’ can mean ‘eat’, ‘drink’, ‘enjoy’, or ‘experience’. The exact meaning depends on the noun that follows.

Common expressions:

have breakfast	have lunch	have dinner
have a dream	have an accident	have a good time
have a bad day	have a day off	have a good flight
have a good trip	have a conversation	have a disagreement
have a fight	have difficulty	have a problem

Keep in mind that in British English using ‘have’ with the words ‘bath’, ‘shower’, ‘rest’, ‘swim’, and ‘walk’ is more common, but in American English, ‘take’ is also possible

UK USA

I’m going to have a shower. I’m going to take a shower.

Let’s have a walk. Let’s take a walk.

Use ‘do’ to make questions and negative statements. Progressive/continuous forms are also possible:

RIGHT WRONG

Did you have fun? Had you fun?

I don't know what we're having for lunch today.

When using this structure, contractions are not common

RIGHT WRONG

I have dinner at around 8 pm. ~~I've dinner~~ at around 8 pm.

Taken from In English We Love

Saturday, December 28, 2019

Commonly Misused Words: How to Use them Correctly

Present Perfect Continuous Vs Present Perfect Simple. Form and Usage

Present Perfect Tense vs. Past Simple: Tom’s Story

Monday, September 2, 2019

Confusing words: job, work, career, employment.

“Work” and “job” are two words that have similar yet different meanings.

A job refers to a specific role/position.

Work refers to activities/effort.

In another sense “work” can mean the place/company where your job is located.

I’m looking for a new job. = I’m looking for a new position.
I’m busy – I have a lot of work.

apply for a job:

I’ve applied for several jobs without success.

get a job:

Andy got a holiday job at a factory in Bristol.

find a job:

Emma finally found a job in a bakery.

offer someone a job:

My son has been offered a job in Tokyo.

“Work” is a general term that refers to all activities that one does while “job” is more specific.

I’m busy – I have a lot of work.
I start work at 8 o’clock every morning.
I go to work by bus.
I know you’ve got a lot of work to do.
I started work when I was sixteen.

Career - a job or series of related jobs that you do, especially a profession that you spend a lot of your working life in.

career in:

A career in computer science.

career as:

He has just started out on a career as a photographer.

launch a/your etc career:

The 25-year-old actress is now launching her career over here.

Employment means you are being regularly paid by a person or organization for ongoing work. A job is more likely to be short term while employment is usually expected to last longer.

http://languagelearningbase.com/87697/confusing-words