
Is it correct to shorten "you have" to "you've"? [closed]
2015年3月28日 · Please include the research you've done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. Questions that can be answered using commonly …
You've got or gotten? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2018年10月12日 · I mean you can replace “have got” with “have” or the other way around. “I’ve got to go” equals ”I have to go”, with this you can separate the meanings between present and …
Synonyms for “you’ve got a point” - English Language & Usage ...
2022年8月19日 · During a discussion, one can say Granted as an alternative to "You've got a point." It means that you grant this item of the discussion. For example, Person A: This law …
When is it necessary to use "have had"?
2020年2月10日 · @Pacerier: Yes. "I have had a dog" indicates that you may still have a dog now. You could add "for three weeks" and it means you got a dog three weeks ago and still have it.
Is how've a word? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2015年9月29日 · I think that the term "how've" should be recognized as a word by google docs and other sites as it is a nuisance dealing with the red line indicating that it's not a word.
present perfect - "You have" or "You've got" a message? - English ...
2015年4月11日 · "You've got a message" can mean exactly the same thing as "You have a message." (Likewise, "He's got blue eyes" means "He has blue eyes," not "He has received …
Difference between "I haven't" and "I've not" etc
2012年5月18日 · In particular, I've not, you've not, etc. is much more common in UK English than in American English, where I/You haven't is the norm. Saying I've not seen that yet in the USA …
Which is correct: "another think coming" or "another thing coming"?
Sometimes the word got is included, in the familiar constructions has got and have got, as "(someone)'s got another think coming", "they've/you've got another think coming". The form to …
Origin of "egg on my face" - English Language & Usage Stack …
2011年5月3日 · Etymonline suggests 1964 as the first recording and includes its meaning.. To have egg on (one's) face "be made to look foolish" is first recorded 1964.
Origin of "If I've told you once I've told you a thousand times"
2011年4月30日 · How about "thousands" of instances of its usage? I can't resist the irony! (Add your contribution!) If I've told you once, [please consider] I've told you a thousand times. - just …