What is the difference between "Have you got?" and "Do you have?"
Thank you so much in advance.
2007-02-02 08:44:43 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The meaning is the same.
"Have you got?" is used in British English
"Do you have?" is used in American English
2007-02-02 17:58:32 · answer #1 · answered by Oswald ☆☆☆☆☆ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you got is less acceptable than Do you have, but both are basically correct. DYH is a more formal, polite way of asking someone a question about an item. HYG denotes a familiarity with a person. It may also depend on the speaker and the region they come from. Like all languages, inflection as you ask the question can also change the meaning.
2007-02-02 16:49:51 · answer #2 · answered by sapphire 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you have is more formal and proper I believe. Here are some examples:
Have you got any money on you?
Do you have any money on you?
They are basically the same thing, but do you have is a more proper way of saying it and more people use it.
2007-02-02 16:53:56 · answer #3 · answered by George 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two forms to express possession in English. Have or Have got
Do you have a car?
Have you got a car?
He hasn't got any friends.
He doesn't have any friends.
While both forms are correct (and accepted in both British and American English), have got (have you got, he hasn't got, etc.) is generally the preferred form in British English while most speakers of American English employ the have (do you have, he doesn't have etc.)
good luck!
2007-02-02 16:49:49 · answer #4 · answered by moody123 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not much,
Do you have , is present tense and and gramatically correct,
Have you got is just as good but not commonly used, but both are completely fine.
2007-02-02 16:53:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They both mean the same thing, but saying "Do you have?" is the proper way of asking for something. I hope that helps.
2007-02-02 16:51:34 · answer #6 · answered by wildcherrypepsi 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In meaning there is no difference.
Grammatically however, "Do you have?" is much more correct.
Example:
Have you got six dollars?
Do you have six dollars?
You're saying the same thing, it sounds MUCH better the other way.
2007-02-02 16:48:39 · answer #7 · answered by beelz 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you have- it's more polite, and more common.
Have you got- That's really not said very often. It's not impolite or anything, but it is not used very much.
2007-02-02 16:49:34 · answer #8 · answered by Zhukov 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
have is much more polite but it means the same thing.
2007-02-02 16:53:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you got is in past tense like Americans say, 'i had' And do you have is present.
2007-02-02 16:48:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋