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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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i'd better get going
Dear all, Is it possible to say "I better get going" rather than "I'd better get going?"
I'm sure i've heard it said without the "had"
If it is possible to say "i better get going" any sources which have this in writing would be appreciated.
All best
D
I'm sure i've heard it said without the "had"
If it is possible to say "i better get going" any sources which have this in writing would be appreciated.
All best
D
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The /d/ is not fully exploded in this expression, but it is usually there. Having said that, I have to damit that some native speakers do just say 'I better'. Some even write it.
- The /d/ is not fully exploded in this expression, but it is usually there.
- Having said that, I have to damit that some native speakers do just say 'I better'.
- Some even write it.
- 2) notes that he has heard children use the tag betn't he?
- , which seems to confirm that some native speakers (albeit children) treat better as a modal.
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The /d/ is not fully exploded in this expression, but it is usually there.
Having said that, I have to damit that some native speakers do just say 'I better'. Some even write it. It is not accepted as 'correct'
H R Palmer (The English Verb, 1974.2) notes that he has heard children use the tag betn't he?, which seems to confirm that some native speakers (albeit child
Having said that, I have to damit that some native speakers do just say 'I better'. Some even write it. It is not accepted as 'correct'
H R Palmer (The English Verb, 1974.2) notes that he has heard children use the tag betn't he?, which seems to confirm that some native speakers (albeit child
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I had better (written English)
I'd better (spoken English)
Yes I agree to fivejedjon, the /d/ is not brought to the surface but it is there definetely. So without ('d or had) it is incorrect. Most of the native speakers say I'd better but the sound of (d) is not prominent. That is the reason most of the listeners think if it was just 'I better'.
I'd better (spoken English)
Yes I agree to fivejedjon, the /d/ is not brought to the surface but it is there definetely. So without ('d or had) it is incorrect. Most of the native speakers say I'd better but the sound of (d) is not prominent. That is the reason most of the listeners think if it was just 'I better'.
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jimmysaenz what's the negative form? I'd better not go ? is it correct?Yes
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It is already negative. we may write it like " I'd not better go"
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English School Group It is already negative. we may write it like " I'd not better go"That is not possible in BrE, and there are no citations in the Crpus of Contemporary American English.
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