In the verb phrase had better do something, the word had acts like an auxiliary verb; in informal spoken contexts, it is often dropped, as in you better not come tonight. In writing, the had may be contracted to ’d (you’d better call), but it should not be dropped altogether (not you better call).

2021年1月12日 · The expression, had better, which is always followed by the bare infinitive (without to), is an urgent piece of advice given when something ought to/need to/must be done. In informal speech, had is often contracted to 'd or even omitted altogether: “ …

2015年4月1日 · It should be noted that even the full phrase, “had better,” was criticized by some in the 19th century on the ground that it was illogical and couldn’t be parsed: an 1897 issue of the Ohio Educational Monthly says many teachers found “had better” and other idioms “very difficult to dispose of grammatically.”

2020年11月19日 · Secondly I see "had better" as a back-formation from "would better" via "You'd better". "You'd" is a valid abbreviation of both "you had" and "you would". I personally find it difficult to give a convincing analysis of "You had better" because it simply doesn't make sense.

There's no special magic with "had had", they don't really go together as a pair anymore than "had wanted" go together. So don't worry so much about how to use "had had" as a unit of grammar, they will come together naturally when you want to express the verb 'to have' in the past perfect. Let's consider a different verb for a moment like "to want

2015年5月6日 · After had better we use the infinitive without to. It's late - you had better hurry up. Had better is not used in polite requests. Compare: Could you help me, if you've got time? (request) You'd better help me. lf you don't, there'll be trouble. (order/threat) Note that had better does not usually suggest that the action recommended would be ...

2016年4月25日 · "You have better" is not English. "You had better" is normal English, meaning "you ought to"; it is usually reduced in speech to "You'd better". "You better" is a common colloquial form of "You'd better": many people regard it as "wrong", and would not accept it …

2021年11月3日 · The idiom is "had better" (always past tense, always comparative). "Had" is often ellipted in everyday talk, since the /db/ sequence of (for instance) "You'd better leave now" gets reduced to just b in better. The result is that many people never learn that one can (not to say "should") use "had" with "better" in this sense. (John Lawler)

Bill had the measles. Bill had had the measles. When wanting to know why James scored better, the sentence above explains the reason, although I'd probably explain it like this: James scored better because he used the right verb: had had, instead of just had.

2015年3月3日 · The modal paraphrase (had) better (always past tense, so no inflection; negative (had) better not; had usually contracted to -'d, often deleted) means should. And, like should, and all other modals, lexical or periphrastic, it must be followed by a verb in the infinitive form. Which one of find and found is the infinitive form? –