[General] I have got to meet my boss

[suniljain]

I have got to meet with my boss then, but any other time is fine.

I have to meet my boss then, but any other time is fine.

What is the difference between these sentences?

 

[Tarheel]

Meld those two sentences, thus:

I have to meet with my boss then, but any other time would be fine.

 

[Tdol]

What is the difference between these sentences?

Nothing much- they mean the same. In British English, we tend to use meet more than meet with.

 

[emsr2d2]

I would probably say "I have a meeting with my boss".

 

[suniljain]

Nothing much- they mean the same. In British English, we tend to use meet more than meet with.

Does it mean that "got to" doesn't make any difference?

 

[Tarheel]

"I have got to" and "I have to" really mean the same thing.

 

[tedmc]

I think "have got to" is more colloquial" than "have to".

 

[emsr2d2]

They're simply a matter of personal choice in BrE.

 

[Tdol]

I think "have got to" is more colloquial" than "have to".

Have got to is less common in more formal usage, but the meaning is the same.