Had better
Is this sentence grammatical and natural? Are "had better" and "better" interchangeable?
? If there is no money for you in the foreseeable future, you better get a job.
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Can I use all those Instead of "You'd better" what L has replied?
K: Keep it in mind.
L: You better had! / You better! / You'd jolly well better! / You had better do that!
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If there is no money for you in the foreseeable future, you better get a job. you better is substandard English. Often, people say you'd better but say it so fast that non-English people don't hear the 'd sound.
- If there is no money for you in the foreseeable future, you better get a job.
- you better is substandard English.
- Often, people say you'd better but say it so fast that non-English people don't hear the 'd sound.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These are OK.
- You better!
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? If there is no money for you in the foreseeable future, you better get a job.
you better is substandard English. Often, people say you'd better but say it so fast that non-English people don't hear the 'd sound.
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These are OK.
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