I'd sooner.....
When do you use "I'd sooner....."?
Would you please give me some examples of how to use the above expression correctly?
Thank you
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In US English, that expression is not standard. I would only expect to hear it in, perhaps, certain regional dialects. It is the same as "I'd rather" in usage and meaning.
- In US English, that expression is not standard.
- I would only expect to hear it in, perhaps, certain regional dialects.
- It is the same as "I'd rather" in usage and meaning.
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In US English, that expression is not standard. I would only expect to hear it in, perhaps, certain regional dialects. It is the same as "I'd rather" in usage and meaning.
0"would sooner" is a more emphatic form of "would rather"
Sue said that she'd sooner die than marry Jeffery.
I'd sooner be a big fish in a little pond, than a little fish in a big one.
Most of us would sooner quit our jobs than follow orders to scam people.
I'd sooner go to prison than betray my friends.
P.S. I am a native American English speaker, and this is
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