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Pronoun contractions
I the contraction you'd...you had or you would?
I have heard the sentence You'd better get to work is that just lazy English or a real contraction?
I have heard the sentence You'd better get to work is that just lazy English or a real contraction?
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In your sentence, 'you'd better' means 'you had better'. There is nothing lazy about it; it is normal spoken English. If you are writing a formal paper, you should spell it out completely, as you should any contraction.
- In your sentence, 'you'd better' means 'you had better'.
- There is nothing lazy about it; it is normal spoken English.
- If you are writing a formal paper, you should spell it out completely, as you should any contraction.
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In your sentence, 'you'd better' means 'you had better'. There is nothing lazy about it; it is normal spoken English. If you are writing a formal paper, you should spell it out completely, as you should any contraction.
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