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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Had best be
"Under new legislations, it means Costa goes into the book. He had best be careful this season." (BBC Sport website.)
Does "He had best be careful" mean the same as "He'd better be careful" in the above?
Is "had" a helping verb or a lexical one in "He had best be careful"?
Does "He had best be careful" mean the same as "He'd better be careful" in the above?
Is "had" a helping verb or a lexical one in "He had best be careful"?
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Anonymous Does "He had best be careful" mean the same as "He'd better be careful" in the above? It does. Yes.
- Anonymous Does "He had best be careful" mean the same as "He'd better be careful" in the above?
- It does.
- Yes.
- Anonymous Is "had" a helping verb or a lexical one in "He had best be careful"?
- I find it impossible to say.
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AnonymousDoes "He had best be careful" mean the same as "He'd better be careful" in the above?It does. Yes.
AnonymousIs "had" a helping verb or a lexical one in "He had best be careful"?I find it impossible to say. This is a thoroughly idiomatic expression that defies analysis. I prefer to think of it that way and say t
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