Answer
Wiki User
05/01/2010
They are completely different words, serving totally different functions.
"Has" is the third person singular of the verb "to have".
"As" is a conjunction equivalent to "for' and sometimes "like".
Source of Possible Confusion
Many authors who write dialogue in certain vernaculars, such as Liverpudlian English, have used the contraction " 'as" to reflect a speaker's pronunciation of the word "has."Example: "Moriarty has no respect for us low sort," the cabbie complained.
This may be presented as: "Moriarty 'as no respect for us low sort," the cabbie complained.