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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

had better

You had better stay here.
You have got to stay here.

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Which is more emphatic?
  

Top answer

Hi, I guess it all depends on what you precisely mean by 'emphatic'. You had better stay here. Mom and dad will be here very soon.

  • Hi, I guess it all depends on what you precisely mean by 'emphatic'.
  • You had better stay here.
  • Mom and dad will be here very soon.
  • (=advice) You had better stay here, or else I will hunt you down.
  • (=threat) You have got to stay here.
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Hi,

I guess it all depends on what you precisely mean by 'emphatic'.

You had better stay here. Mom and dad will be here very soon. (=advice)
You had better stay here, or else I will hunt you down. (=threat)

You have got to stay here. (have got to = must)

Both the first one and the second one can sound forceful. Therefore, to answer yo

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