[General] difference between 'I have ' and 'I have got'

[muthu_912]

I would like to know the difference between 'I have' and 'I have got'.

 

[2006]

I would like to know the difference between 'I have' and 'I have got'.

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Write two complete sentences that you want us to compare.

 

[muthu_912]

i have to go.
i have got to go.

 

[2006]

I have to go.
I have got to go.

There is no difference in meaning, so you can omit "got".

 

[maral55]

i have to go.
i have got to go.

Not a teacher.

Have got is common in British English. It is more informal than have to.

 

[TheParser]

I would like to know the difference between 'I have' and 'I have got'.

***NOT A TEACHER***muthu, good morning. (1) Yes, here in the United States, "I have to go" and "I have got to go" are the same. (2) I have 3 suits.I have got 3 suits. = the same. (3) I have gotTEN 3 suits. = here in the United States, it means that I have obtained 3 suits (perhaps I went to store today and bought them). (4) Some American teachers suggest that their students NOT use "got" in elegant writing. (5) My sources were: Patricia T. O'Conner's popular WOE IS I; Bryan A. Garner's authoritative A DICTIONARY OF MODERN AMERICAN USAGE. Thank you.