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    THE DIFFERENCE

    BETWEEN

    have
    and get
    HAVE GET
    "HAVE" IS A VERB THAT IS "GET" IS A VERB THAT IS
    USED TO INDICATE USED TO DESCRIBE THE
    POSSESSION, OWNERSHIP, PROCESS OF OBTAINING OR
    OR A RELATIONSHIP WITH ACQUIRING SOMETHING.
    SOMETHING. SOMETHING.
    For example: For example:
    "I have a car." "I'm going to get a coffee."
    "We have a new neighbor." (indicates the process of
    (indicates a relationship) obtaining something)

    IT CAN ALSO BE USED TO


    DESCRIBE THE PROCESS OF
    BECOMING SOMETHING OR
    EXPERIENCING
    "She's getting married next
    month." (indicates the process
    of becoming something)

    DIFFERENCE IN CAUSATIVES
    "HAVE" OFTEN IMPLIES A "GET" IMPLIES A SENSE OF
    SENSE OF AUTHORITY, ARRANGING OR CAUSING
    CONTROL, OR OBLIGATION SOMEONE TO DO
    ON THE PART OF THE SOMETHING FOR THE
    SUBJECT. SUBJECT, BUT IT MAY
    NOT NECESSARILY
    INVOLVE AUTHORITY OR
    CONTROL.
    Example: "I had John fix my car." Example: "She got her hair cut."

    WHEN USING "HAVE" IN THE "GET" CAN INDEED BE


    CAUSATIVE CONSTRUCTION MORE COMMONLY
    FOR REPETITIVE ACTIONS, IT ASSOCIATED WITH ONE-
    OFTEN IMPLIES A MORE TIME OR OCCASIONAL
    ESTABLISHED OR ONGOING ACTIONS.
    ARRANGEMENT.

    "I have John clean my house every "She got her car washed
    week." yesterday."

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