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29 Nov 2020
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What is the difference between You've got a dress. I have a tux and You wear ('re wearing) a dress, I wear ('m wearing) a tux ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between You've got a dress. I have a tux and You wear ('re wearing) a dress, I wear ('m wearing) a tux ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
Good day, friends! Can these examples mean the same things? Can I use the 1st instead of the 2nd (I mean to imply the 2nd), just to be shorter? Thanks!
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"You've got" or "I have" doesn't mean you have to be wearing it. It can just be at your house. It is most often used to say that it exists somewhere but you are not wearing it!
"You wear" and "You're wearing" are different, by the way! "You wear" could mean you're telling someone to wear something in the future, while "You're wearing" means that they are wearing it in the present. Same thing with "I wear" and "I'm wearing".
"You're wearing" and "You've got" can mean the same thing, but "You wear" is different from the other two. "You wear" can be the same as "You will have" (instead of "You've got").
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You've got means you have, not necessarily wear.
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Yes you can use got in place of wear
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@SomeoneWithoutAName Thank you for such a good explanation!
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