Difference between HAVE, HAVE GOT, GOT - Basic English Grammar

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Hi everybody, welcome back to Ask Alisha, the weekly series where you ask me
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questions and I...maybe...answer them.
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Maybe. We'll see.
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First question comes from Eugene Datskiy.
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Sorry.
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Eugene says: Hi Alisha, what's the difference between "almost" and "barely"?
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In my native language, they have similar meanings.
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Nice question, okay.
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First, almost.
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Almost is an adverb (so is barely), but almost is an adverb which means "not quite" or "not
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exactly."
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"Not perfectly."
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It's like "nearly."
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So, so something that was not done.
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Something that was not quite completed.
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Let's look at some examples.
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I almost missed the bus!
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He almost fell into the pool!
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Almost everyone failed the test.
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Each sentence here shows us something that very nearly happened.
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It was very, very close to happening, however, it did not happen.
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Let's look now at "barely."
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So, barely is also an adverb, but think of barely as "almost not."
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Almost not.
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Or like, "scarcely," or "hardly" something.
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It can also mean, like "only just," or "nothing to spare."
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Just enough of something.
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So, let's look at some examples.
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I barely made it to the bus stop on time.
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She barely fit in the car.
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Barely anyone came to the conference.
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So, barely means like "almost no," or "scarcely," or "only just" able to do something.
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Almost is for something that didn't happen, then.
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It's very nearly something, or it came close to something, but not quite.
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So, I hope that helps you.
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Thank you for an interesting question!
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Next question!
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Next question comes from...
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Natalia.
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Hi, Natalia.
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Natalia says: Hello Alisha, how are you?
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(Good) Uh, I wanna ask you about the word "spoilt."
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Can you explain the different meanings it has in a couple sentences?
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For example, I spoil my dog.
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I wouldn't want to spoil your fun.
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Thanks.
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Sure.
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Spoil.
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Also, you raise an interesting question.
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Your question uses s-p-o-i-l-t, spoilt.
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Uh, that's one spelling.
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I believe perhaps in British English and Australian English.
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In American English, we use "spoiled" with an "ed" ending instead of a "t" ending.
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One point.
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But anyway, this word has a couple different meanings.
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So, first, when we talk about spoiling a person – to spoil a person, to spoil a pet – it
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means to give them everything.
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Like, if they want something, like candy, or sweets, or attention, or whatever it is
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that they want to do, or they want something to consume, we give it to them.
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We're spoiling them.
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Some examples: I spoiled my son with candy and presents.
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He spoils his pets with expensive food.
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Um, but the second one here that you mentioned, uh, "to spoil an experience" means to make
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the experience bad.
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To cause the experience to become negative.
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So, this is usually like a fun experience or a happy experience, and there's some new
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information or some change in the situation which ruins – spoils – makes the experience
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become bad.
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Examples of this: I hate to spoil your good mood, but you got
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a parking ticket.
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Sorry to spoil your party, but the police are here.
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So, these meanings relate to the base meaning of "spoil," which is "to cause or to allow
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something to become unpleasant or bad."
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So, to spoil a person means to allow that person to become bad, because you're giving
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them everything they want.
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Just giving it to them.
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That's the idea with "spoil."
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That's a key point with "spoil."
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In the second meaning, it's that something outside – there's been some outside influence
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on a situation that causes it to become bad or unpleasant.
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So, I hope that helps.
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Thanks very much for the question!
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Okay, let's go to our next question.
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Next question comes from Amr Ahmed.
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Hi, Amr.
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Amr says: Hi Alisha, what is the meaning of "darn it to heck"?
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Darn it to heck!
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Darn it to heck.
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Darn it to heck is a very mild curse word.
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"Heck" is the mild version of the word "hell."
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Darn is a mild version of the word "damn," which is a fairly light, I suppose, curse
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word.
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Darn it to heck is like a mild substitute for a more severe, or I guess, a stronger
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curse expression.
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You might hear parents teach this expression to children.
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An adult would use this if they are uncomfortable using swear words, or maybe they are near
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children, where they do not want to use swear words.
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Or there's just some other situation, like they're in a polite situation where it would
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be rude to use stronger swear words.
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So, darn it to heck is a very mild, like, "ah, I made a mistake" expression we use in
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place of a stronger curse word expression.
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Interesting!
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I wonder where you saw this.
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But thanks for the question!
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Okay, let's go on to the next question.
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Next question comes from Chi.
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Hi, Chi.
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Chi says: Can you tell me the meaning of the word "lame"?
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Can we say someone is lame?
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Yeah, lame!
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Lame in today's English means someone who is uninteresting or boring.
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We use it as an adjective, but we also use it as an interjection.
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Lame!
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Yes, you can say that a person is lame, but it's offensive.
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So, if you say a person is lame, like, "you're lame!"
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"He's lame!"
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"She's lame!"
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It's offensive.
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You can use it to tease your friends, of course, um, we tend to use it for situations, or like
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products, or maybe ideas that sound boring or uninteresting.
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Some examples: This party is lame.
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Let's go.
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That show is so lame.
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I stopped watching after the first episode.
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Facebook is lame.
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I use Twitter instead.
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Lame is kind of a casual word, too.
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You'll hear a lot of young people use this word.
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If you use it to talk about a person, it will sound offensive.
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I hope that helps you!
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Thanks very much for the question.
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Let's go on to the next question!
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Next question comes from Isik Alexander.
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Hi again, Isik.
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Isik says: Hi Alisha, what's the difference between "it's said" and "they say"?
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Uh, yeah.
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It's said or "it is said," um, that's used in more philosophical situations.
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So it's like there's some kind of wisdom that you want to share; some like interesting thought.
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It makes it sound kind of like formal, or it could sound a bit old-fashioned.
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Uh, you might see this used in like news stories if someone is trying to make the story sound
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a bit more, um, I guess, important in some cases.
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Or maybe they're trying to give it some depth; make it sound like a deeper, more important
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story.
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Some examples: It is said that health and happiness are the
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ultimate life achievements.
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It is said that hard work is the most important thing in life.
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It is said that the best food is made at home.
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So, these expressions share, like a kind of common wisdom.
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It sounds kind of like a philosophy point, or some kind of wise idea.
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On the other hand, "they say."
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They say is used when we want to share like a general public opinion.
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Some, like, societal opinion about a situation or like, a news item.
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But we don't want to name who.
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We don't want to say, "who said this?"
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Like, "who said this comment?"
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"Who made this comment?"
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But if it's like a general opinion shared by many people, we say "they say."
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They say.
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They say there's gonna be a lot of changes in the country.
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They say the industry is slowing down.
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They say there aren't so many opportunities these days.
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So, "they say" sounds like a general opinion.
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In most cases in everyday conversation, you'll hear "they say."
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It is said sounds much more philosophical.
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You might see that in like a philosophy book.
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Hope that helps.
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Thanks for the question!
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Next question comes from Zaheer Ahmed!
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In all caps!
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Zaheer.
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Hi, Zaheer.
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Zaheer says: Hi Alisha, the difference between "sacrifice" and "compromise"?
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And when and where can I use these words?
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Okay.
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Um, "sacrifice" means you're giving up something completely.
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It's something that you don't want to lose.
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So you're giving everything up.
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100% of that thing, in order to do something else.
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For some purpose.
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Examples: I sacrificed my weekend to help a friend with a project.
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He sacrificed his high-paying job to take care of his family.
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We sacrificed our paid vacation to save the company.
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Compromise, on the other hand, is used to mean "to change an original idea."
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So you have some idea, but you make some changes to the idea so that everyone involved in the
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situation (everyone relating to the situation) is happy with this new idea.
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So, "to compromise" means to make a change to something to change an original idea.
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To sacrifice means "to give up everything; to give up 100% of something that you don't
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want to lose."
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When you compromise, you might sacrifice one part of something; there might be a small
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point you give up.
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But when you compromise, it means you're trying to find a solution that everyone is happy
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with.
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Examples: I compromised and agreed to work three days
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a week instead of four.
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She compromised with her client and found an appropriate schedule and budget.
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Unfortunately, our business partners are not willing to compromise.
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So, I hope that that helps you understand the difference between "sacrifice" and "compromise."
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Thanks for the question!
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Next question!
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Next question comes from Rosario Rosato.
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Hi, Rosario.
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Rosario says: Hi Alisha, what's the difference between "have," "have got," and "got" in general
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sentences?
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So, this is kind of a big, tough question.
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I'm not 100% sure what situations you mean.
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Like, these are words that can have different meanings depending on the ways they're used,
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so I'm going to guess.
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Okay, so, first, let's start with "have."
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To have something means "to own" something.
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To possess something.
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Examples: I have time to work today.
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He has a dog.
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We don't have any money.
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Have got means something that you have a responsibility to do.
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This is similar to "have to" or "need to."
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We typically use "have got" in the contracted form; we reduce it.
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So, it's I've got, he's got, she's got.
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Examples: I've got to go to work.
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She's got to leave soon.
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They've got to study tonight.
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Then, third, "got" is the past tense of "get," which we use when we receive or acquire something.
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Examples: I got a raise!
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He got a dog!
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They got a new house.
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I'm not sure if that answers your question, but I hope it helps.
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Okay, so those are all the questions that I have for this week.
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