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Appendix:Variations of "ve" English Alternative forms en -a slang of proscribed eye dialect Etymology en :from have 1 en have. Pronunciation postvocalic en /v/ postconsonantal en /əv/ /ə/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-'ve.wav US en of postconsonantal 've only, unstressed of only Verb en verb clitics clitic have in its sense marking the perfect or retrospective aspect. en 30 November 2015 12 Why Torture Doesn’t Work: The Neuroscience of Interrogation Shane O'Mara w:Harvard University Press https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=sZ9XCwAAQBAJ 9780674743908 Santorum, in a comment regarding Senator John McCain's repudiation of torture, stated, "He doesn't understand how enhanced interrogation works. I mean, you break somebody, and after they've broken they become cooperative" (Summers 2011). have in its other uses. en Editor’s Table The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine New York, N.Y. Published byJohn Allen,Nassau-Street. March 1845 XXV 267 1–2 Do n’t tell me you ‘have n’t got time,’ / That other things claim your attention; / There ’s not the least reason or rhyme / In the wisest excuse you can mention: / Do n’t tell me about ‘other fish,’ / Your duty is done when you buy ’em; / And you never will relish the dish, / Unless you ’ve a woman to ‘fry ’em.’ en 1996 Deirdre Purcell Roses After Rain 335 "...Where's the ladies' in this joint? I've to powder me nose." Usage notes In many dialects, -'ve is only used to mark the perfect aspect ("I've done something" = "I have done something"), not to signify possession ("I have something"), necessity ("I have to do something"), etc. In others, -'ve is used more broadly; this is sometimes proscribed. See also en 'd/en ’d en 'll/en ’ll en 'm/en ’m en 're/en ’re en 's/en ’s (third person) Anagrams en ev E.V. EV Ev eV μeV en clitics ve en contractions ve