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?

  • Today@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I would tend to say, “We have got to go!” after I’ve already said, “we need to leave,” several times with no response.

    • Smatt@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Stand up, slap your knees and say “welp”. It’s a universal signal as far as I can tell. Unignorable.