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jays
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 Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:01 am Post subject: had better ~ than |
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Is the following sentence OK, especially "than" ?
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You had better go there than stay here. |
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CP
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Not really right. "Had better" means "ought to" or "must," which is not what you are trying to say here.
Try this: It would be better for you to go there than stay here. You would be better off going there than staying here.
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