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Talita Nunes
I have a sister or I've got a sister?
May 15, 2019 10:49 PM
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Both are correct, the "got" version is probably more common in British English.
May 15, 2019
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Both are correct and mean exactly the same thing.
"I've got" is more common in British English (just like Chirstian says), and "I have" is a little more common in American English.
May 15, 2019
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Either works IMO. I've got a sister is a little more casual. The word "got" and "get" in English function like super words. "I got up early this morning so I could get to work and get a lot done before it got too late to get some food from the store so I can get dinner on the table by the time my wife gets home so she doesn't get mad." LOL
May 15, 2019
It depends on the context. So 'I have a sister' is more of a declaration stating that you do in fact have a sister. While 'I've got a sister?' is infers that you did not know that you had a sister or implies a question.
May 15, 2019
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