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Imantaghavi Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Would better
Hi,
Is the following sentence correct?
" You would better go out." And is that a preference?
How about the following one, is the bold part would or had?
" You'd better get a loan." Since it's a suggestion my opinion is "would".
How would it be if " 'd " changes to "had"? Is that possible?
Regards,
Iman
Is the following sentence correct?
" You would better go out." And is that a preference?
How about the following one, is the bold part would or had?
" You'd better get a loan." Since it's a suggestion my opinion is "would".
How would it be if " 'd " changes to "had"? Is that possible?
Regards,
Iman
Top answer
You had better go out. You had better get a loan. Would is not used for these kinds of sentences.
- You had better go out.
- You had better get a loan.
- Would is not used for these kinds of sentences.
- The contracted form ( you'd ) is understood to be you had .
- You could say, however, You would be better off getting a loan.
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You had better go out.
You had better get a loan.
Would is not used for these kinds of sentences. The contracted form (you'd) is understood to be you had.
You could say, however,
You would be better off getting a loan.
You had better get a loan.
Would is not used for these kinds of sentences. The contracted form (you'd) is understood to be you had.
You could say, however,
You would be better off getting a loan.
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Hi Aspara,
Why "had"? Isn't that asking about preferences?
Regards,
Iman
Why "had"? Isn't that asking about preferences?
Regards,
Iman
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imantaghaviWhy "had"? Isn't that asking about preferences?No. I'm not exactly sure why, but only had better (or the less formal just better) is acceptable English when giving advice or a warning this way. It's just how it is. Sorry for the lame answer!
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