Hi folks.
Can I ask: Is it better to say “We’ve got to get going” or “ We have to get going”?
I hear the former in conversation and it slightly irks me. I think it’s because of the redundancy (?) in the sentence. Which is better, grammatically? The latter feels cleaner. Am I wrong?
Check out Gilman’s Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage on “have got”. This book is great, it has a lot of insightful historical information, and the writer has an enjoyable witty style.