I have going

[Maybo]

This illustrates how important context is. What's she talking about? She's talking about plants. Furthermore, she talking about how she displays that particular plant. If you understand that that helps you understand the sentence in question.

A native speaker tend to expect certain things. That is why they will sometimes mentally supply a missing word or ignore a repeated word.

Context will tell you what is being discussed and what you can expect to see

I understand what she said generally. When I first read the writing, I believed the meaning of “this is the setup I have going so far” is similar to “this is the setup I have so far”. I can understand “this is the setup I have so far” but I didn’t understand “going”. I want to get the idea more accurately.

 

[Tarheel]

@Maybo You understand it as well as you possibly can. You can't understand it more accurately. (Let's not beat a dead horse.)

There are a couple of errors in my post. Would you care to point them out?

 

[Maybo]

@Maybo You understand it as well as you possibly can. You can't understand it more accurately. (.)

There are a couple of errors in my post. Would you care to point them out?

No. You are able to do it by yourself.

 

[emsr2d2]

I hope she doesn't need in that closet (or whatever that blocked door leads to) very frequently.

@emsr2d2 Not that I see. I suppose one could use 'into' instead of 'in', but there's nothing missing.

In that case, it's a BrE/AmE difference. "doesn't need in" doesn't work in BrE.
I expected something like these:

I hope she doesn't need anything in that closet ...
I hope she doesn't need what's in that closet ...
I hope she doesn't to get in that closet ...

 

[Tarheel]

No. You are able to do it by yourself.

Of course I can! I have already noticed them, of course.

I thought my suggestion might be helpful. I guess was wrong. (I am often wrong. )

 

[Skrej]

In that case, it's a BrE/AmE difference. "doesn't need in" doesn't work in BrE.
I expected something like these:

I hope she doesn't need anything in that closet ...
I hope she doesn't need what's in that closet ...
I hope she doesn't to get in that closet ...

Yes, in AmE 'need in' means something like 'need/want access to'.

For example, if I'm waiting on somebody to exit the restroom, I might say something like "Hurry up, I need in there!" , or "I need in the storage room, but it's locked."

It can of course be negated. I might respond to someone by telling them to go ahead and close up the safe because I don't need in it.