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ripley

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Hi, can I say

I have GOT a headache
?

Thanks. rip
 

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billmcd

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In the U.S. you will hear "I have a headache" as often as you will hear "I've got a headache" but not so much, "I have got a headache" (without the contraction and if used that way, usually only for emphasis).
 
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