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mehdihas

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Hi everyone,
In the following sentence the underlined part is correct or it should be "would rather"?
Visiting museums is interesting, but I'd sooner we went swimming.
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In the following sentence is the underlined part [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] correct or should it [STRIKE]should[/STRIKE] be "would rather"?
Visiting museums is interesting, but I'd sooner we went swimming.

"I'd (I would) sooner" is correct BrE, as is "I'd (I would) rather".

The 'd' is a contraction of 'had' in "I'd better", which means something different.
 
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