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Haff to and have to are distinct phonological words in spoken English
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Available discussions point out pronunciation differences and raise the question of whether 'haff to' and 'have to' function as separate words in spoken English, but formal linguistic literature does not comprehensively establish them as distinct phonological words.

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The Three Different Words Spelled H-A-V-E. AVKO "Great Idea" Reprint Series No. 624.
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This booklet discusses a homograph that is seemingly never taught in schools--the homograph "have." The booklet begins with a discussion of three definitions of "have" and notes the distinctly different pronunciations ("hav,""uv," and "haff") of each form. The booklet then discusses why each form should be pronounced differently, and presents the story of "Papa Have,""Mama Have," and "Baby Have" to further illustrate the differences. The booklet concludes with sample dictation exercises on the three "haves." (RS)
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Are "haff to" and "have to" different words in spoken English?
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# Are "haff to" and "have to" different words in spoken English? Tags: english, pronunciation, dialects - Score: 6 - Views: 606 - Answers: 2 - Answered: yes - Asked by: Scott Deerwester (477 rep) - Asked: 2021-01-25 - Edited: 2023-04-11 - Site: linguistics ## Question This sentence: How many apples do you have to eat? (at least in my dialect of English) means "How many apples do you possess and can eat?" if the final consonant in "have" is voiced (with a "v" sound), and "How many apples are you obligated to eat?" if it's pronounced unvoiced (with an "f" sound). They're the same word in written English, but could they be considered separate words in spoken English? ## Answers ### Answer by Beechside (score: 3) I found this thread when thinking about the phrase "you have to have", which I would normally pronounce "you haff to have". I'm a native English speaker and I don't consider this to be a dialect issue. It seems to be pretty common among people who use grammar and idiom well enough, across multiple regional, social and educational levels. Edit: So, are they separate words (as per the OP's question)? IMO, they are are homonyms. It's a little like the two different pronu
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