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12-Nov-2006, 09:02
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Re: Had better
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Originally Posted by
matilda
what if we want to make it negative???
I'd better not.
A lot of people - native speakers as well as English language learners - don't hear the "'d", so don't produce it.
I better not
is wrong, but very common.
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