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Oh and the other thing :
'Has he got' could mean 'does he have' or 'did he get'

so if I'm right we have 2 possibilities:
1 'Has he got' = 'Does he have' -> this would be OK in Am and Br. I use...

Oh dear.

joysof - come on, that's both silly and elitist, and also offensive. I made the mistake of using language like 'ridiculous', but I retracted it. It won't help any of the people who read...

OK well my use of the word 'ridiculous' was a bit strong. Anyway, where I come from, 'Has John got..' is normal usage, to the extent that 'Does John have' sounds slightly formal (although, of course,...

The 3rd form of get is got in British English (not 'gotten'), and gotten in American English. It is absolutely necessary, in my opinion, to teach both, and I always do.
(e.g.: see Murphy "English...

I'm sick and tired of this Smith character. He needs to sort his life out and learn some of the local lingo!! :evil:
:lol:

Anyway, what is wrong with being understood, rather than 'getting...