Haf and have

[LeMay, William]

Same effect happens in 'has to' - a soft drink company built their
catchphrase around it: "It Hasta Be Shasta"

Bill Le May

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Duane Campbell [ mailto:dcamp911 at JUNO.COM
<mailto:dcamp911 at JUNO.COM> ]
>
>It seems that when "have" is used to mean "need" -- as in, "I have to
go
>to the bathroom" -- it is pronounced "haf". But the same speaker using
>"have" as perfect tense or when meaning "possess" the "v" is vocalized.
I
>have even heard, "I haf to have this."
>
>Am I imagining this? Is this one word becoming two distinct words by
>meaning and pronunciation? Am I just a dilettante observing something
>that has been studied to death?
>
>D