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Bookmark or Share- Difference between "I haven't" and "I've not" etcIn particular, I've not, you've not, etc. is much more common in UK English than in American English, where I/You haven't is the norm. Saying I've not seen that yet in the USA will suggest a British accent, and is the form we'd expect from an RP speaker.
- Difference between "I have got" and "I have gotten"I try to avoid the "have got" constructions whenever possible. Usually where you feel like saying "I have got" you could substitute the simpler "I have" and no one would be the wiser.
- Is it correct to shorten "you have" to "you've"? [closed]Please include the research you've done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. Questions that can be answered using commonly-available references are off-topic.
- Is "I'd've" proper use of the English language?After reading your post, I realised that I say "I'd've" quite a lot in my actual speech. But I have never ever written it down, nor have I seen it written down (or, more accurately, I don't recall having ever seen it written down.)
- "How do you get on?" or "How are you getting on?"1. No, Learner - the asterisk before a sentence indicates that it's not generally acceptable. 2. I've tried to point out that what you're claiming as rules ('have to use ...') are really useful guidelines.
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