Have you got a car?

[Torsten]

Let's see what you think...

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[Poet]

Hey

What is the correct one. I'm confused, and don't tell me all of them are correct...... :lol:

[Torsten]

Well, grammatically all three versions are correct, I guess. (Alan will confirm this). 'Have you a car'? is very British and might be a bit old-fashioned now. 'Have you got a car?' is the typcial British question whereas 'Do you have a car?' is a bit more American. With English being an international language, these differences will diminish though...

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[Poet]

[Alan]

I would like to make some comments about 'have'. 'Have you a car?' I would not accept as an alternative to: 'Do you own a car?' in the sense of possession or ownership.

At the same time it is possible to say: 'I have a car' . Similarly it is not acceptable to say: 'I haven't a car.' I am using the word 'acceptable' and not 'correct' because I am referring to how something is used in current English. If you are going to use 'have' with the meaning 'possess', it is preferable to use it as follows:
'I don't have a car?'
'Do you have a car?'
'I have a car.'
'I haven't got a car.'
'Have you got a car?'
'I have got a car'.

'Have you?' pops up in various expressions in an idiomatic form and at the moment I can honestly only think of one:

'Have you a moment/second?' in the sense of
'Are you free to talk to me for a short time?'

But then in statements 'have' is used for all sorts of things idiomatically: have a bath, have a baby, have a headache - all of which are not related to ownership.

What I have said in this note is certainly not exhaustive. I feel that 'have' warrants a chapter to itself.
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[Poet]

That is What I can Say atleast Perfect, Thank you for youe Detaild answer,,

Regards
:)

[Prezbucky]

The second option is best:

Have you got a car?
-- "Got" is redundant.

Have you a car?
-- No offense to Alan and other Brits, but "Have you a car?" sounds like something Yoda might say... which is, while acceptable... well, weird.

Therefore, incontrovertibly the best means by which to state the question is this:

Do
you
have
a
car
?

:)
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