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Old 07-May-2008, 12:42
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Hi everybody,

is it mistake to say:I haven't it. ?

If not, what's more common to say?-with or without got???

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I don't have it
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Hi everybody,

is it mistake to say:I haven't it. ?

If not, what's more common to say?-with or without got???

Thank you very much!
Yes, it is.
Try to say:
"I haven't" if the question is: Have you got it?
or "I haven't got it" answering the same question.
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Hi everybody,

what's more common to say?-with or without got???

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In American English you say "I don't have it."

In British English you usually say "I haven't got it."
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