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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Better or Best
Can you please help me correct these 2 sentences?
1 You better/best be leaving now. Now is when he needs you most, so leave and help to go help him.
Thank you
1 You better/best be leaving now. Now is when he needs you most, so leave and help to go help him.
Thank you
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alc24 You better/best be leaving now. " I hear "best" a lot. My inclination was to say that "best" is casual, or regional; but I'm not sure.
- alc24 You better/best be leaving now.
- " I hear "best" a lot.
- My inclination was to say that "best" is casual, or regional; but I'm not sure.
- I hear it from educated native speakers.
- ) Without it, it's clearly casual conversation.
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alc24You better/best be leaving now.I use "better." I hear "best" a lot. My inclination was to say that "best" is casual, or regional; but I'm not sure. I hear it from educated native speakers.
You definitely need to add "had." (You'd better be leaving now.) Without it, it's clearly casual conversation.
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