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You don't have to vs You haven't got to

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They convey the same meaning, indicating that something is not necessary. The choice between them depends on personal preference or regional variations.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 807 views

You don't have to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something is not necessary.

This phrase is used to express that a particular action is optional or not required.

Examples:

You don't have to come if you don't want to.
You don't have to worry about it.

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You don't have to tell Marty anything.
You don't have to hide in the garage anymore.
You don't have to flatter me.
You don't have to offer the full asking price.
You don't have to watch all the extras.
You don't have to deal with the ridicule.
You don't have to make jokes about him.
You don't have to live in fear of your cell phone anymore.
You don't have to push.
You don't have to talk all quietly.
You don't have to suffer for Marmion's crimes.
You don't have to stand behind attorney-client privilege.
You don't have to keep fighting the world.
You don't have to look so guilty.
You don't have to hide from anyone anymore.
You don't have to go to the next place.
You don't have to stop there.
You don't have to keep renewing it.
You don't have to protect me from Peter's love life.
You don't have to be proud with me.

Alternatives:

you don't need to
you needn't
you are not required to
you are not obligated to
you are not compelled to

You haven't got to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to convey the same meaning as 'you don't have to.'

This phrase is also used to indicate that a particular action is optional or not required.

Examples:

You haven't got to do it if you don't want to.
You haven't got to worry about that.

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No, you haven't got to leave.
What, so you haven't got to the part that you're ashamed of yet?
And you haven't got anything to trade with.
You just haven't got to kill anything yet.
You haven't got anybody to go home to.
Maybe you haven't got used to this new place yet.
You haven't got time to think.
It's easy to be brave when you haven't got anything to lose.
You haven't got the temperament to be a liberator, Amos.
You haven't even got to space travel yet?
I don't want to know and you haven't got time to explain.
What you need is work, so much work you haven't got time to think.
Life isn't worth living if you haven't got anything to stuff.
Lucky I am, otherwise you wouldn't have got to watch the take-off.
You haven't got the guts to let him hate you.
You haven't got the numbers to put me in the Chair.
You haven't got the nerve to actually watch them burn.
And you still haven't got back to me about my new deal.
You haven't got the right to ever say a thing like that to me.
You haven't got much chance to be bored with me.

Alternatives:

you don't have to
you don't need to
you needn't
you are not required to
you are not obligated to

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