# Stop it, right now! (Using "has" for have") **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 16, 2007, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427 "2007-09-16T23:15:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2007, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/1 "2007-09-16T23:15:48Z")
ACK! My ears (or eyes) are bleeding! It has come up in the titles of at least [two](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436206) [threads](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436268). I know, it comes from some lame cartoon. I know it’s supposed to be lighthearted, a joke. Stop it, anyway! It just sounds so very ignorant. It goes against the spirit of The Straight Dope, you know, the part about fighting ignorance? Ok, I’m done. \*My first Pit thread. (I think.) ---
**Author:** ![Mayo\_Speaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mayo\_Speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mayo_Speaks)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2007, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/2 "2007-09-16T23:19:28Z")
You gots to have more vitriol. ---
**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2007, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/3 "2007-09-16T23:21:31Z")
Aw relax. Go listen to some music. How about that Timbaland song…The Way I Are? That’s a good 'un. Susan (I can has smack now???) ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2007, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/4 "2007-09-16T23:28:34Z")
Thank you. I’ve been aggravated by those two threads since they first showed up. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2007, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/5 "2007-09-16T23:32:04Z")
I can has my own pit thread? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2007, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/6 "2007-09-16T23:37:19Z")
Make it three. I just posted a third in IMHO. (It’s cat related, though, if that makes a difference.) ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/7 "2007-09-16T23:39:30Z")
[QUOTE=susan\_foster] Aw relax. Go listen to some music. How about that Timbaland song…The Way I Are? That’s a good 'un. Susan (I can has smack now???) [/QUOTE] Hey now, that is a good song, grammatically improper or otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2007, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/8 "2007-09-16T23:41:21Z")
Grrr. You kids are NOT taking the old woman seriously! Now get off my grass! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2007, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/9 "2007-09-16T23:45:47Z")
[QUOTE=picunurse] Grrr. You kids are NOT taking the old woman seriously! Now get off my grass! [/QUOTE] I can has sidewalk? d&r ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2007, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/10 "2007-09-16T23:46:49Z")
I ax you, is that all that’s bugging you today? ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/11 "2007-09-16T23:54:44Z")
Eat a sammich and relax. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/12 "2007-09-16T23:55:32Z")
If we dont stop, are you going to turn this message board right around? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/13 "2007-09-16T23:55:50Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] I ax you, is that all that’s bugging you today? [/QUOTE] No! But, this is all I’m willing to talk about. Thanks for _ASK_ing! [sub]I knew this was a bad idea.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/14 "2007-09-16T23:57:16Z")
I can has [Icanhascheezburger](http://icanhascheezburger.com/). (For those who came in late.) ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2007, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/15 "2007-09-16T23:59:14Z")
Has a nice day! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/16 "2007-09-17T00:05:19Z")
**picunurse** , I agree. It’s a stupid, annoying trend. And I’m one of those damn whippersnappers! ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/17 "2007-09-17T00:18:24Z")
For some reason, being ungrammatical just to be goofy doesn’t bother me nearly as much as those who simply refuse to speak correctly out of a refusal to learn. But then this is the first time I’ve seen the “can has” thing, so maybe I just need time to get annoyed at it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Daffyd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daffyd/32/8923_2.png) [@Daffyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daffyd)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/18 "2007-09-17T00:40:51Z")
My God! What’s wrong with kids today? I learned to use has and have properly way back in kindygarden. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/19 "2007-09-17T00:43:06Z")
[QUOTE=Daffyd] My God! What’s wrong with kids today? I learned to use has and have properly way back in kindygarden. [/QUOTE] Now, now. Not all of us learn that fast. Besides, most cats haven’t had as long to practice grammar as the rest of us. Although [he](http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/hmmmm-i-disagrees-with-your-theories.jpg) seems to disprove that rule. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427/20 "2007-09-17T01:10:51Z")
It’s funnier coming from [Alberto Gonzalez](http://www.mnftiu.cc/mnftiu.cc/war67.html) . (scroll down to the bottom) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427.md?page=2)