We better be not judgmental.

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Odessa Dawn

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We better be not judgmental.

I want to say that it’s not good (for us?) to judge other people.
 

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Say:

We better not be judgmental.

Or:

It's better not to be judgmental.
 

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In BE, we prefer We'd better not be judgmental.
 

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It's acceptable to use "better" like that in an informal conversation but I prefer "had better" in writing.
 

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I'd only use would or had. In conversation, the 'd might not be audible, but it would be there in my mind.
 
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