▲ 542 ▼ Donald Trump says he never swore oath "to support the Constitution" (www.newsweek.com) submitted 2 years ago by HLMenckenFan@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 75 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ArtieShaw@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago The word order makes all the difference. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ArtieShaw@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago The word order makes all the difference. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ArtieShaw@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago The word order makes all the difference. permalink fedilink source parent