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Donald Trump says he never swore oath "to support the Constitution" (www.newsweek.com)

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

What would "half to" even mean?

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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

What does have to mean? Have is possessing something, have to doesn't make sense either.

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[–] ArtieShaw@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

It means that it is required. Obligatory.

It's a modal verb. And I think it comes from the secondary meaning of have as "to undergo or experience" rather than to possess. Or maybe not.

in any case:

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/have-to

In my dialect, you're correct about one thing. It's pronounced nearly the same way as half. But that would make no sense.

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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Would 'I have something to do' (I posess an option of a thing to do) would be the same as 'I have to do something'? (I need to do a thing) I thought those were different words.

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[–] ArtieShaw@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago

The word order makes all the difference.

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