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[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

"It's got" is improper English. Say it un-contracted. "It has got a stronger flavour."

Correct is: "It has a stronger flavour."

Bzzzt, wrong answer!

it's - contraction of it is or it has.

got vb.

1. the past tense and past participle of get.

2. have got.

a. to possess: he has got three apples.

You missed the short bus. We already determined that it's a difference between proper American English and proper British English. What I wrote is correct for proper American English.

Personally, I think people who say "It's got" sound ignorant. Here in the US, at least. I know now that it's perfectly acceptable in the UK. But I still think people in the US who say it sound sub-moronic.

Kinda like people who say "I has" or "I seen".

If you don't use contractions in speech you'll you will sound like Data from Star Trek

Edited November 11, 2008 by Paul Daniels

[Marilyn. 340]

all coffee tastes like sh!t

[Amby 490]

I hate it when people say expresso. I just want to smack them and tell them they can't have any.

That's pretty common...

BTW - have you seen that Movie L.A. Confidential. When it came out I was in line to see it at the theatre and the guy in front got to the ticket box and asked for two tickets to "la confidentiale"

when I owned the cafe people would come in asking for all sorts of crazy sh*t and none of it was ever right. my favorite was this person who always said panini but said "paninis" like ####### I never tried to correct him because I was just waaaaaaaaay too entertained

I don't get the whole espresso thing at all. What's with the tiny cup? And it tastes like #######, #######.

like tang, it's a kick in the glass

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Back in Chav central I saw another guy ask for tickets to "Jackarse".

If you're you are paying to see a lowbrow movie like that, there's no excuse to #### up the pronunciation...

[Jenn! 918]

when I owned the cafe people would come in asking for all sorts of crazy sh*t and none of it was ever right. my favorite was this person who always said panini but said "paninis" like ####### I never tried to correct him because I was just waaaaaaaaay too entertained

Actually, if you really want to be a stickler, it's one panino and two panini.

[Amby 490]

when I owned the cafe people would come in asking for all sorts of crazy sh*t and none of it was ever right. my favorite was this person who always said panini but said "paninis" like ####### I never tried to correct him because I was just waaaaaaaaay too entertained

Actually, if you really want to be a stickler, it's one panino and two panini.

even better. i no longer own anything so i'm not being a stickler

[Sister Fracas 5]

BTW - have you seen that Movie L.A. Confidential. When it came out I was in line to see it at the theatre and the guy in front got to the ticket box and asked for two tickets to "la confidentiale"

Back in Chav central I saw another guy ask for tickets to "Jackarse".

If you're you are paying to see a lowbrow movie like that, there's no excuse to #### up the pronunciation...

[mawilson 2,133]

when I owned the cafe people would come in asking for all sorts of crazy sh*t and none of it was ever right. my favorite was this person who always said panini but said "paninis" like ####### I never tried to correct him because I was just waaaaaaaaay too entertained

Actually, if you really want to be a stickler, it's one panino and two panini.

Is it also one spaghetto and two spaghetti?

[Jenn! 918]

when I owned the cafe people would come in asking for all sorts of crazy sh*t and none of it was ever right. my favorite was this person who always said panini but said "paninis" like ####### I never tried to correct him because I was just waaaaaaaaay too entertained

Actually, if you really want to be a stickler, it's one panino and two panini.

Is it also one spaghetto and two spaghetti?

Why, yes, in fact!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

when I owned the cafe people would come in asking for all sorts of crazy sh*t and none of it was ever right. my favorite was this person who always said panini but said "paninis" like ####### I never tried to correct him because I was just waaaaaaaaay too entertained

Actually, if you really want to be a stickler, it's one panino and two panini.

Like ####### and Peni?

[Amby 490]

What about Peno?

[Jenn! 918]

LOL, it's actually pene. Which sounds an awful lot like penne. Causes much embarrassment for Americans ordering pasta in Italy.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

LOL, it's actually pene. Which sounds an awful lot like penne. Causes much embarrassment for Americans ordering pasta in Italy.

I can only imagine...

Like people with heavy irish accents who ask for "#######" instead of "coke"

[Amby 490]

Neil says "island" instead of "Ireland". Do you do that or is his accent just that f*cked up?

[Jenn! 918]

LOL, it's actually pene. Which sounds an awful lot like penne. Causes much embarrassment for Americans ordering pasta in Italy.

I can only imagine...

Like people with heavy irish accents who ask for "#######" instead of "coke"

A friend of mine ordered a chocolate ####### once (instead of mousse). Another asked if there were condoms in her entree (instead of preservatives).