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About the grammar: 持っています= あります, is it correct? Why somebody says these are the same thing? Why do they have the same meaning?"Motte imasu" can be substituted by "arimasu"? If it's so, when?
About the grammar: 持っています= あります, is it correct? Why somebody says these are the same thing? Why do they have the same meaning?"Motte imasu" can be substituted by "arimasu"? If it's so, when?
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They are similar but have different nuance.
The links below explain the difference and may help you.
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