Re: USAGE: "gotten" (was: Latin) verb examples and tense meanings

Padraic Brown wrote:
>
> On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, Ed Heil wrote:
>
> >I'm wondering whether there is a sense distinction between "I have
> >money" and "I've got money" now.  My intuitive impression is that the
> >former is somewhat more marked and emphatic than the latter, but
> >that's a very vague impression.  Maybe the former is a bit more formal
> >than the latter too.
>
> For me:
>
> I have money = I have a quantity of money that is not here
> [He has money = he is filthy rich]
> I've got money = I have a quantity of currency on me at the moment
>
> The former generally points to wealth (especially when used in the
> third person), or else that the money one has is not currently at the
> same location as ones self.  While the latter would indicate a
> relatively small sum of money, but one that is about ones person now.
>
> Padraic.
>
This was the exact same example I was about to give!  To "(have) got"
definitely implies much more immediacy, at least to me.

Nicole
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