Re: Methods of Question-Forming

(popping out of hibernation; I'm really not here)

Tristan wrote:
> And then there's 'better' which wants to be a modal verb
> ('You better go now'), but is told to be an adverb
>('You'd better go now').
So I'm not the only one to whom this analysis has occurred.
It struck me recently, when someone told me I better do
something, and I responded "Why better I?".  Then I realized
that "better" was trying to be in a modal position, like
"Why should I" (Whereas if it were an adverb, you'd have
"Why had I better".)

Estel

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