italki - "I've got a mother" or "I have a mother" - are both sentences correct? I mean, can we say "I've got"

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"I've got a mother" or "I have a mother" - are both sentences correct? I mean, can we say "I've got" about something that we have from the birthday, that we didn't obtain? Mother, father, character, aptitude etc.

Jun 23, 2011 10:12 AM

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Yes, they are both correct. I have = I've got

June 23, 2011

Yes. I believe "I've got.." is more American sounding, but I'm American and I'm just as likely to use either one.

June 23, 2011

"I have a mother" rhymes better and sounds fine to my ears. "I've got a mother" sounds vulgar. Discrimination between elegant and vulgar language and attitude is, unfortunately, not a skill everybody possesses. It's worth to train one's self in order to distinguish vulgar attitude and language from noble language, it improves the whole society and makes communication joyful and pleasant.

June 23, 2011

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