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"to have got" is used in two ways (that I can tell):
- as the auxiliary (meaning "must") to another verb — "you've got to do something"
- as a main verb with a direct object to indicate either
- possession — "I've got an apple"
- state — "she's got style"
You either have it or you got it. You don't "have got" it.
I've caught myself starting to say it recently... *ptooey* >K{
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There is a reason for this, and for the life of me, I can't remember what it is... *headdesks* It isn't a redundant form, really. I will get back to you tonight.
/grammar freak
"You must not do that" has a different meaning from "You don't have to do that" (or "You haven't got to do that" I suppose to keep the got in there).
That's the negative form, though, and I'm not sure if there's any real difference between the positive forms.
But I'd still rather say "you don't have to do that". "you haven't got to do that" sounds awkward to me. =P
I do sometimes use it with the positive version, i.e. I've got blah de blah de blah.
I totally have got the poontang. :P