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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
'better' and 'had better'
What is the difference between 'better' and 'had better'?:
"You better stay here this time."
"You had better stay here this time."
"You better stay here this time."
"You had better stay here this time."
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'had better' emphasizes the warning and makes it stronger. It has a subtle meaning that, if the instruction is not followed, you are in big trouble. Savvy
- 'had better' emphasizes the warning and makes it stronger.
- It has a subtle meaning that, if the instruction is not followed, you are in big trouble.
- Savvy
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'had better' emphasizes the warning and makes it stronger. It has a subtle meaning that, if the instruction is not followed, you are in big trouble.
Savvy
Savvy
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Hmm. "You better" sounds like an elided version of "You had better" to me: the 'd is omitted or swallowed.
MrP
MrP
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Is "You better ..." correct? The Oxford American College Dictionary has:
better adv. more suitably, appropriately, or usefully: the money could be better spent.
had better do something would find it wiser to do something; ought to do something: you had better be careful.
Based on the first definition, which has 'better' as an adverb, could we
better adv. more suitably, appropriately, or usefully: the money could be better spent.
had better do something would find it wiser to do something; ought to do something: you had better be careful.
Based on the first definition, which has 'better' as an adverb, could we
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