Newsletter: have

[Ohwoemma]

Dear Sir,
Thank you very much for your essay on have, ''Have'' is an every day word and l have used it in different ways unconsciously without a second taught like this before, now that you have explain it l have it all in my head and l will be better when using it. May l ask you this question; What is the different between get (got, gotten) and have (has, had) are they not same? Am looking forward for your reply.
Thank you so much.
Your student
ohwoemma

[Juliusekono]

BEAUTIFUL ESSAY. TKS ALAN.
JE

[Juliusekono]

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[Dina27]

I`m just going to read this new essay :-) Many thanks for writing it.

[HuongMs]

Hi Alan!
Thank you for the nice essay "have"
I now understanding the use of "have to" and "must".
I must learn "have" well.

[Dj Maja]

I haven't been receiving your emails(lessons,essays) from you for 3 months. Can i know the reason?
I look forward to receiving you reply :)

[Jacquinow]

thanks Alan for your explanations, this gives us a more helpful understanding of these expressions
thank you

[Kati Svaby]

Dear Alan,

Many thanks for the poetic definition of the different meanings of the word HAVE - that can be a subtle word hide their light under a bushel, which means they don't show people how capable and talented they are. and good at lot of things.

1.Superlatives
2. which is the longest word in English?
ANTI-/DIS/ESTABLISHMENT/ARIAN/ISM=antidisestablishmentarianism’
How can be make a so long word? With prefixes and suffixes.
ANTI-(PREFIX)=OPPOSITE TO;AGAINST =Anti-tank weapons/antisocial
……..=OPPOSITE OF =ANTI-HERO/ANTIFREEZE
-DIS (PREFIX) =NOT, THE OPPOSITE OF,
ESTABLISH(v)+ment =establishment=the word that describes the way the country is governed.
-MENT = SUFFIX(IN NOUNS)THE ACTION AND RESULT OF STH
-ARIAN(suffix)=MAKES INTO PERSON BELIEVING IN ; PRACTISING
-ISM(suffix)=ism’ is an ending used for beliefs and philosophies such as communism, capitalism fascism, absurdism, baptism, Buddhism, egoism, expressionism, impressionism, cubism, conformism, fatalism etc

Forms: HAVE - HAS -HAD - HAVING

1.in the area of necessity and control
necessity: MUST and HAVE TO
mustis me telling myself for exp. to get up early
have to=someone telling me for exp. to get up early
TENSE[/b):present perfect tense + every PERFECT tenses
[b]CAUSATIVE VERBS: I have somebody cut my hair.
Did you have your hair cut? I don't have my hair cut.
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS:
1. Have it out with someone’ =is when you have a long discussion with someone because you want to settle (find the answer to) a problem.
2. in the area of necessity and control.= is when you have a long discussion with someone because you want to settle (find the answer to) a problem.
3. My car has had it, this means it’s not working any more and it’s now useless.
4. You ‘have someone on’ =when you play a trick on them
5. has it in for’ me. She always tries to find mistakes in everything
6. Have it in you’ =suggests you have the ability to do something (you can do it).
7. I didn’t know he had it in him =(was able to do this)
8. REQUEST: Give me the gun
ANSWER: ‘Let him have it’
It has 2 meanings
1. to attack (in this case ‘shoot ’) him
2. it could also mean: Give it (the gun) to him (and don't us it!)
The one misunderstood and shot with the gun that's why he had been hung.

Best regards:
Kati Svaby
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We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.

[Zene]

It's a wonderful essay

[Mitra584]

Dear Alan,
Would you please explain to me why have you used (in part one of have) merely and only together in this sentence and what does it mean?
Today of course the king or queen is merely the head in name only and has no power.
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Peace&Love

[Kati Svaby]

Hello Mitra,

I think the key of your question is the idiom: in name only;(= and not reality )= (=officially recognized but not existing really;) its synonym can be nominally

So if I try to explain Alan's sentence I would say:
Today of course the king or queen is merely the head in name only and has no power.
He used the merely whereas he could have used only he should have repeated the word 'only 'twice .

I think his sentence means the same if I would say:
Today of course the king or queen is only the head and has nominally no power.

Bye.
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We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.

[Alan]

Hi Kati,

Thanks for that - I think you're right.

Alan
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English as a Second Language
You can read my ESL story Present Simple

[Kati Svaby]

Hello Alan,

Many thanks that you reinforced that my thinking about your text wasn't a blunder.

Regards.
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We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.