What's the difference between; I want it I want to have it
And what is the reason?
Thank you in advance
asked Oct 21 '17 at 5:49
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Have a look at this question: ell.stackexchange.com/questions/145282/… – Ringo Oct 21 '17 at 16:17
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It's the link of here – Haruto Nagasaki Oct 21 '17 at 16:49
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haha, i meant this: ell.stackexchange.com/questions/144078/… – Ringo Oct 21 '17 at 16:59
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You said it's okay to say have it, but, in the board of the link above, It's not okay to say have a look. – Haruto Nagasaki Oct 21 '17 at 17:11
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Not sure I understand. In the other question, I say "want a look" and "want to have a look" are interchangeable – Ringo Oct 21 '17 at 17:20
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There is a slight difference between the two. So little that both can be used in place of each other without changing the actual meaning of the sentence. 'want to have it" is a stronger urge to get something than 'want it'.
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It's true, there is a movie called "She's Got to Have It," which means she has a very strong urge. But that is a slang expression that's different from the example in my answer. In my example and probably some others, "want to have [noun]" is less emphatic than "want [noun]." – Ringo Oct 21 '17 at 16:24
There isn't much difference, as far as I can tell. There might be more immediacy and emphasis to want than want to have. For example:
He wants sex.
He wants to have sex.
People might disagree, but I think he wants sex could connote a stronger or more spontaneous urge than he wants to have sex, which connotes a more deliberate or more formalized or less immediate action.
EDIT: Adding some more examples just so people can draw conclusions for themselves:
I want the kidney transplant.
I want to have the kidney transplant.
The CEO wanted the Ferrari.
The CEO wanted to have the Ferrari.
The dog wants a kiss.
The dog wants to have a kiss.
We wanted a World Series championship.
We wanted to have a World Series championship.
Looking at these examples, I still believe wants to have implies a more deliberate or more formalized action. The desire in wants is perhaps more ephemeral or spontaneous.
For example, it's a tiny bit awkward to say The dog wants to have a kiss because it implies that the dog is thinking about it and has made a conscious decision that he would like you to kiss him. We know dogs don't reason in this way, so it's a little humorous to say a dog wants to have a kiss. Instead, we would say, "The dog wants a kiss." It's a simple, spontaneous desire.
