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While I use translate both translates are gives same result. I remember that I used before. But I heard this using is wrong. Why?

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    Does this answer your question? "have" vs."have got" in American and British English – FumbleFingers Sep 05 '20 at 16:45
  • It's not exactly "wrong", but for most contexts, "Have you a car?" is hopelessly dated. Avoid it, in favour of either Do you have a car? or Have you got a car? – FumbleFingers Sep 05 '20 at 16:46
  • Okay, I get it. Do you think I should use it? – user123960 Sep 05 '20 at 16:50
  • Like I said, *avoid it!* – FumbleFingers Sep 05 '20 at 17:04
  • Thanks. I understand. – user123960 Sep 05 '20 at 17:09
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    @FumbleFingers There's no got in the OP's Q though. – Araucaria - Him Sep 05 '20 at 17:22
  • What? I can't understand @Araucaria-Nothereanymore. – user123960 Sep 05 '20 at 17:24
  • Sorry, was a comment for FumbleF. Have edited the comment. – Araucaria - Him Sep 05 '20 at 17:26
  • @Araucaria-Nothereanymore.: Your point is well made! I just took it for granted that with 35 upvotes, that earlier question must surely have covered all the relevant variations. But I've just gone through it with a fine-tooth comb (just a "find" in the browser, actually! :), and there's not a single mention of the "dated syntax" of questions like Have you a light? I may have to search again for a better duplicate (which I'm 100% certain *will* exist; it should be asked on ELL anyway, but it will have been asked repeatedly here before ELL even existed). – FumbleFingers Sep 05 '20 at 17:44
  • ...Crumbs! The best I can find so far is Help me please..What need have you Which has 5 answers, but they've all been deleted, and none of them even have any upvotes. But I had no problem finding Use of “Have” in questions “Do you have” or “Have you” on ELL. I've retracted my "duplicate" closevote, but that leaves me unable to *re-vote* to migrate to ELL. – FumbleFingers Sep 05 '20 at 17:51
  • I don't agree that 'have' without 'got' is 'hopelessly dated'. Dated, yes. – Michael Harvey Sep 05 '20 at 18:06
  • I wouldn't say Have you a light?, not only because I don't smoke, but because I have an American accent. Anyone saying Have you in a question instead of Do you have should have a recognizably British accent, if they're not already in the UK. – John Lawler Sep 05 '20 at 18:21
  • @FumbleFingers It would be difficult to give a short good answer for that, because it's different for AmE and BrE and different for questions, negatives and question tags. So, I think you won't find "I haven't a clue" problematic, and "We still have the one in Cornwall to try, haven't we?" OK too. But, for example, "We have a good time, haven't we?" is a non-starter. It's complicated stuff! – Araucaria - Him Sep 05 '20 at 18:23
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    @John Lawler: I don't smoke as of 6 months ago, so I would no longer be likely to ask for a light *myself, either. But I'd be somewhat conflicted if someone asked me* "Have you a light?". As a fully paid-up member of ELU, I'd want to correct the (hopelessly?) dated phrasing, but as a recent quitter, I'd be falling over myself to say "No, I won't give you a light - if I can quit, so can you!". – FumbleFingers Sep 06 '20 at 11:46
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    @FumbleFingers Congratulations! (I know what it's like) – Araucaria - Him Sep 06 '20 at 16:05

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