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Hoony Posted 6 years ago
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Had better A than B ????

1) You may as well leave as stay (OK)

2) You would rather leave than stay (OK)

3) You had better leave than stay (???)

  

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g. the speaker's opinion or objective view. g.

— GPY

  • g.
  • the speaker's opinion or objective view.
  • g.
  • if repeating what someone expressed/showed).
  • ) "had better X than Y" is an old-fashioned-sounding pattern.
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Hoony1) You may as well leave as stay (OK)
2) You would rather leave than stay (OK)

(1) is expressing an "outside" view, e.g. the speaker's opinion or objective view. (2) is stating to someone else how they themselves feel, which is less usual, though possible in certain contexts (e.g. if repeating what someone expressed/showed).

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