use of "has" in place of "haz" in common speech

Question

A Mexican friend uses in writing "haste" in place of "hazte" in writing. Is this an alternate way of writing the imperative for "make yourself"?

Answer 1

Large numbers of Spanish speakers use the "seseo" (pronounce the 'z' and 'c' [[before 'i' and 'e'] the same way that they pronounce 's'), for them 'haz' and 'has' (if it were a word) are pronounced identically. Combine that with poor spelling habits and you get people writing "has" when they should write "haz" or "haser" instead of "hacer".

Answer 2

Well if he does it then by definition it is an alternative way of writing it.

That does not though make it correct. Wot u fink bout dat?

Answer 3

In writing, "haste" is incorrect. The proper spelling is "hazte".