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reading a great discussion like this i get goosebumps, and, a rhythmic tingle in the tangle of neurons in Broca's area in the inferior frontal gyrus ...
as the song says, "Who could ask for anything more ?" Kate Smith: I Got Rhythm (with lyrics) - YouTube[^]
i propose that the appropriateness of semantic choices to express "possession or ownership" is culture and context bound ... for those who can be aware of the choices, and make conscious or intuitive decisions on which to use ... that is one thing ... for those who simply use what they are accustomed to, independent of context ... that is a very different thing.
in broad terms, i would say "get and got" are less formal than "have and had." But, "get" is more a verb.
excuse me while i go get lunch: today i think i'll have ... tuna salad.
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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Most people today are destroying the English language (at least in the States). There are no such words as "wanna" and "gonna" but these two atrocities appear in everything from news articles to web postings.
The proper lexicon is "want to" and "going to" but who cares anymore? As long as the point gets across.
People are no longer forced to use English correctly because it may hurt their feelings or something.
Its always about someone's feelings. What about simply growing up?
Steve Naidamast
Sr. Software Engineer
Black Falcon Software, Inc.
blackfalconsoftware@outlook.com
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"Got a programming question is improper; Have a programming question is proper."
In formal English neither is correct, you're missing the subject. To be complete sentences they should be something like "I've got a programming question" or "I have a programming question," but that's a matter of interpretation because those sentence fragments are missing important info, which is the point.
In informal English though, it's common to drop implied bits when they are understood in context. So in informal speech, sentence fragments like that are fine, both of them. It's a form of informal abbreviation. Dropping the "have" in "I've got" to just "got" is a similar form of abbreviation.
Have/got are both fine if used correctly, but most go with "have" for reasons of style. "Have" is more common in formal English but "got" is not incorrect.
modified 20-Oct-22 14:39pm.
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I got rabies. I have a lot of questions about rabies.
Typo - I meant babies.
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Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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The Windows 11 "taskbar" is a disgrace. It should be at the left of the screen, with real icons, with text, with progress, etc.
So I declined the "upgrade" to Abomination 11.
I can only hope they will continue to honor my choice...
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"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Google has started with a new pop up notification that ask if you want to sign in with your Google Account
So far it only happens when I am not logged in to CP and I read a Lounge Post
It also happens with I read a Twitter Account Post
Some how I feel this is an intrusion and would like to block this !
YES I tried a few suggestions from a DuckDuckGO search NO LUCK
Suggestions that work are welcome
I am using FireFox and the Duck and Google for searching
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Thanks for the Reply
As you said Caveat Emptor
I have always had that setting turned off
For Now I just elect to sign in with Google then minimize the new tab that opens
I guess "Do NO Harm" does not include "Do NOT Annoy"
It is not "Me Too" it is "Me Me Me Me till your tired of Me"
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Choroid wrote: I am using FireFox So am I and so far no popup at all...
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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What Search Engine are you using with FireFox ?
Perhaps I need to see if FireFox has an associated setting
Thanks
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I have Google on #1 and DuckDuckGo on #2
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I'm watching a lot of tiktoks (I know, just shoot me) of Dr. Glaucomflecken.
Even if it's medical satire, we can all more or less relate.
Is there anyone that does the equivalent for IT/Programming ?
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
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There were some that tried, but they took one look at the way programmers work, and either ran away screaming, or broke down crying.
/s
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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