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Re: Venn Diagram of the English Catenatives

From:Ph. D. <phild@...>
Date:Wednesday, January 28, 2004, 12:59
Andrew Patterson wrote:
> > You can see how far I've got at: > > http://www.geocities.com/endipatterson/Catenatives2/GIF >
I don't think I've ever heard a native English speaker say "ought better <verb>", as in He ought better go to the store. However, it is common to leave out "ought": He better go to the store. --Ph. D.