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As in the title, is there any difference between the following sentences.



You'd better put your results to another place.
You would better put your results to another place.



And, When I use any of them ?










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    Yes, there is a difference. In the idiom you'd better VP, you'd represents you had, and not you would. You can also say you would, but not normally before better, which is the idiom. That's why they don't match. The expansion of the contracted sentence is thus You had better put your results in another place (btw, use in after put with place).

    – John Lawler
    Jan 12 '14 at 19:03






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    @JohnLawler: Exactly. I'd add that the contraction feels a little less formal and hence perhaps a bit less scolding, but that may just be me.

    – Wayne
    Jan 12 '14 at 19:05






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    Giving unsolicited advice about other's behavior can be interpreted as impolite, depending on context.

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  • I thank everyone for the clarification.

    – Lion King
    Jan 12 '14 at 19:17











  • I think you might want to use "Please move your results to 'there', they will be purged from 'current location' on 'date and time'."

    – Elliott Frisch
    Jan 13 '14 at 1:39
















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As in the title, is there any difference between the following sentences.



You'd better put your results to another place.
You would better put your results to another place.



And, When I use any of them ?










share|improve this question


















  • 4





    Yes, there is a difference. In the idiom you'd better VP, you'd represents you had, and not you would. You can also say you would, but not normally before better, which is the idiom. That's why they don't match. The expansion of the contracted sentence is thus You had better put your results in another place (btw, use in after put with place).

    – John Lawler
    Jan 12 '14 at 19:03






  • 1





    @JohnLawler: Exactly. I'd add that the contraction feels a little less formal and hence perhaps a bit less scolding, but that may just be me.

    – Wayne
    Jan 12 '14 at 19:05






  • 1





    Giving unsolicited advice about other's behavior can be interpreted as impolite, depending on context.

    – John Lawler
    Jan 12 '14 at 19:12











  • I thank everyone for the clarification.

    – Lion King
    Jan 12 '14 at 19:17











  • I think you might want to use "Please move your results to 'there', they will be purged from 'current location' on 'date and time'."

    – Elliott Frisch
    Jan 13 '14 at 1:39














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As in the title, is there any difference between the following sentences.



You'd better put your results to another place.
You would better put your results to another place.



And, When I use any of them ?










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As in the title, is there any difference between the following sentences.



You'd better put your results to another place.
You would better put your results to another place.



And, When I use any of them ?







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    Yes, there is a difference. In the idiom you'd better VP, you'd represents you had, and not you would. You can also say you would, but not normally before better, which is the idiom. That's why they don't match. The expansion of the contracted sentence is thus You had better put your results in another place (btw, use in after put with place).

    – John Lawler
    Jan 12 '14 at 19:03






  • 1





    @JohnLawler: Exactly. I'd add that the contraction feels a little less formal and hence perhaps a bit less scolding, but that may just be me.

    – Wayne
    Jan 12 '14 at 19:05






  • 1





    Giving unsolicited advice about other's behavior can be interpreted as impolite, depending on context.

    – John Lawler
    Jan 12 '14 at 19:12











  • I thank everyone for the clarification.

    – Lion King
    Jan 12 '14 at 19:17











  • I think you might want to use "Please move your results to 'there', they will be purged from 'current location' on 'date and time'."

    – Elliott Frisch
    Jan 13 '14 at 1:39














  • 4





    Yes, there is a difference. In the idiom you'd better VP, you'd represents you had, and not you would. You can also say you would, but not normally before better, which is the idiom. That's why they don't match. The expansion of the contracted sentence is thus You had better put your results in another place (btw, use in after put with place).

    – John Lawler
    Jan 12 '14 at 19:03






  • 1





    @JohnLawler: Exactly. I'd add that the contraction feels a little less formal and hence perhaps a bit less scolding, but that may just be me.

    – Wayne
    Jan 12 '14 at 19:05






  • 1





    Giving unsolicited advice about other's behavior can be interpreted as impolite, depending on context.

    – John Lawler
    Jan 12 '14 at 19:12











  • I thank everyone for the clarification.

    – Lion King
    Jan 12 '14 at 19:17











  • I think you might want to use "Please move your results to 'there', they will be purged from 'current location' on 'date and time'."

    – Elliott Frisch
    Jan 13 '14 at 1:39








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Yes, there is a difference. In the idiom you'd better VP, you'd represents you had, and not you would. You can also say you would, but not normally before better, which is the idiom. That's why they don't match. The expansion of the contracted sentence is thus You had better put your results in another place (btw, use in after put with place).

– John Lawler
Jan 12 '14 at 19:03





Yes, there is a difference. In the idiom you'd better VP, you'd represents you had, and not you would. You can also say you would, but not normally before better, which is the idiom. That's why they don't match. The expansion of the contracted sentence is thus You had better put your results in another place (btw, use in after put with place).

– John Lawler
Jan 12 '14 at 19:03




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@JohnLawler: Exactly. I'd add that the contraction feels a little less formal and hence perhaps a bit less scolding, but that may just be me.

– Wayne
Jan 12 '14 at 19:05





@JohnLawler: Exactly. I'd add that the contraction feels a little less formal and hence perhaps a bit less scolding, but that may just be me.

– Wayne
Jan 12 '14 at 19:05




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Giving unsolicited advice about other's behavior can be interpreted as impolite, depending on context.

– John Lawler
Jan 12 '14 at 19:12





Giving unsolicited advice about other's behavior can be interpreted as impolite, depending on context.

– John Lawler
Jan 12 '14 at 19:12













I thank everyone for the clarification.

– Lion King
Jan 12 '14 at 19:17





I thank everyone for the clarification.

– Lion King
Jan 12 '14 at 19:17













I think you might want to use "Please move your results to 'there', they will be purged from 'current location' on 'date and time'."

– Elliott Frisch
Jan 13 '14 at 1:39





I think you might want to use "Please move your results to 'there', they will be purged from 'current location' on 'date and time'."

– Elliott Frisch
Jan 13 '14 at 1:39










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You'd has two meanings, which are you had and you would.1 We use you had with better and you would with rather. You had is usually used for suggestion.



Example: You'd better (you had better) avoid the stalls on the street.



So you'd means you had in your first sentence. Your second sentence is grammatically wrong.





1According to The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Third Edition.






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  • I agree on this one. "You would better" is something grammatically incorrect. When I see "You'd better" i instantly understand it as "You had better" while when I see "You'd rather" i understand it as "You would rather".

    – SovereignSun
    Oct 31 '16 at 13:10











  • I wish to ask a question here, that covers this topic. With a negative do we say "I had better not" and "I would rather not", or some other way?

    – SovereignSun
    Oct 31 '16 at 13:14











  • @SovereignSun Those are correct, though the contraction is more likely in both cases than the un-contracted form. The un-contracted form is more formal, and you can also use it for emphasis. For example: "You had better not be spoiling your dinner, young man!" or "I would rather not do that." If you have a more specific question, post it!

    – 1006a
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the "had" verb should be followed by a past partciple verb.



You had gone wild. (It happened.)
You would go wild. (A possibility or suggestion)



Since "put" has the same forms in all tenses, then it's okay to use any.



You had better put your results in another place. (It happened.)



You would better put your results in another place. (A possibility or suggestion.)






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  • Sorry, I don't understand how "You had better put your results..." could be "It happened." Can you read your answer again?

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  • @Rathony that makes me smile. Strange that is. "You had better put your results in another place." is advice. Notice: "You would better put your results in another place." - "You would rather"

    – SovereignSun
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    You'd has two meanings, which are you had and you would.1 We use you had with better and you would with rather. You had is usually used for suggestion.



    Example: You'd better (you had better) avoid the stalls on the street.



    So you'd means you had in your first sentence. Your second sentence is grammatically wrong.





    1According to The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Third Edition.






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    • I agree on this one. "You would better" is something grammatically incorrect. When I see "You'd better" i instantly understand it as "You had better" while when I see "You'd rather" i understand it as "You would rather".

      – SovereignSun
      Oct 31 '16 at 13:10











    • I wish to ask a question here, that covers this topic. With a negative do we say "I had better not" and "I would rather not", or some other way?

      – SovereignSun
      Oct 31 '16 at 13:14











    • @SovereignSun Those are correct, though the contraction is more likely in both cases than the un-contracted form. The un-contracted form is more formal, and you can also use it for emphasis. For example: "You had better not be spoiling your dinner, young man!" or "I would rather not do that." If you have a more specific question, post it!

      – 1006a
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    You'd has two meanings, which are you had and you would.1 We use you had with better and you would with rather. You had is usually used for suggestion.



    Example: You'd better (you had better) avoid the stalls on the street.



    So you'd means you had in your first sentence. Your second sentence is grammatically wrong.





    1According to The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Third Edition.






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    • I agree on this one. "You would better" is something grammatically incorrect. When I see "You'd better" i instantly understand it as "You had better" while when I see "You'd rather" i understand it as "You would rather".

      – SovereignSun
      Oct 31 '16 at 13:10











    • I wish to ask a question here, that covers this topic. With a negative do we say "I had better not" and "I would rather not", or some other way?

      – SovereignSun
      Oct 31 '16 at 13:14











    • @SovereignSun Those are correct, though the contraction is more likely in both cases than the un-contracted form. The un-contracted form is more formal, and you can also use it for emphasis. For example: "You had better not be spoiling your dinner, young man!" or "I would rather not do that." If you have a more specific question, post it!

      – 1006a
      Oct 31 '16 at 14:32
















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    You'd has two meanings, which are you had and you would.1 We use you had with better and you would with rather. You had is usually used for suggestion.



    Example: You'd better (you had better) avoid the stalls on the street.



    So you'd means you had in your first sentence. Your second sentence is grammatically wrong.





    1According to The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Third Edition.






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    You'd has two meanings, which are you had and you would.1 We use you had with better and you would with rather. You had is usually used for suggestion.



    Example: You'd better (you had better) avoid the stalls on the street.



    So you'd means you had in your first sentence. Your second sentence is grammatically wrong.





    1According to The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Third Edition.







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    • I agree on this one. "You would better" is something grammatically incorrect. When I see "You'd better" i instantly understand it as "You had better" while when I see "You'd rather" i understand it as "You would rather".

      – SovereignSun
      Oct 31 '16 at 13:10











    • I wish to ask a question here, that covers this topic. With a negative do we say "I had better not" and "I would rather not", or some other way?

      – SovereignSun
      Oct 31 '16 at 13:14











    • @SovereignSun Those are correct, though the contraction is more likely in both cases than the un-contracted form. The un-contracted form is more formal, and you can also use it for emphasis. For example: "You had better not be spoiling your dinner, young man!" or "I would rather not do that." If you have a more specific question, post it!

      – 1006a
      Oct 31 '16 at 14:32





















    • I agree on this one. "You would better" is something grammatically incorrect. When I see "You'd better" i instantly understand it as "You had better" while when I see "You'd rather" i understand it as "You would rather".

      – SovereignSun
      Oct 31 '16 at 13:10











    • I wish to ask a question here, that covers this topic. With a negative do we say "I had better not" and "I would rather not", or some other way?

      – SovereignSun
      Oct 31 '16 at 13:14











    • @SovereignSun Those are correct, though the contraction is more likely in both cases than the un-contracted form. The un-contracted form is more formal, and you can also use it for emphasis. For example: "You had better not be spoiling your dinner, young man!" or "I would rather not do that." If you have a more specific question, post it!

      – 1006a
      Oct 31 '16 at 14:32



















    I agree on this one. "You would better" is something grammatically incorrect. When I see "You'd better" i instantly understand it as "You had better" while when I see "You'd rather" i understand it as "You would rather".

    – SovereignSun
    Oct 31 '16 at 13:10





    I agree on this one. "You would better" is something grammatically incorrect. When I see "You'd better" i instantly understand it as "You had better" while when I see "You'd rather" i understand it as "You would rather".

    – SovereignSun
    Oct 31 '16 at 13:10













    I wish to ask a question here, that covers this topic. With a negative do we say "I had better not" and "I would rather not", or some other way?

    – SovereignSun
    Oct 31 '16 at 13:14





    I wish to ask a question here, that covers this topic. With a negative do we say "I had better not" and "I would rather not", or some other way?

    – SovereignSun
    Oct 31 '16 at 13:14













    @SovereignSun Those are correct, though the contraction is more likely in both cases than the un-contracted form. The un-contracted form is more formal, and you can also use it for emphasis. For example: "You had better not be spoiling your dinner, young man!" or "I would rather not do that." If you have a more specific question, post it!

    – 1006a
    Oct 31 '16 at 14:32







    @SovereignSun Those are correct, though the contraction is more likely in both cases than the un-contracted form. The un-contracted form is more formal, and you can also use it for emphasis. For example: "You had better not be spoiling your dinner, young man!" or "I would rather not do that." If you have a more specific question, post it!

    – 1006a
    Oct 31 '16 at 14:32















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    the "had" verb should be followed by a past partciple verb.



    You had gone wild. (It happened.)
    You would go wild. (A possibility or suggestion)



    Since "put" has the same forms in all tenses, then it's okay to use any.



    You had better put your results in another place. (It happened.)



    You would better put your results in another place. (A possibility or suggestion.)






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    • Sorry, I don't understand how "You had better put your results..." could be "It happened." Can you read your answer again?

      – user140086
      Oct 31 '16 at 13:26











    • @Rathony that makes me smile. Strange that is. "You had better put your results in another place." is advice. Notice: "You would better put your results in another place." - "You would rather"

      – SovereignSun
      Oct 31 '16 at 13:32
















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    the "had" verb should be followed by a past partciple verb.



    You had gone wild. (It happened.)
    You would go wild. (A possibility or suggestion)



    Since "put" has the same forms in all tenses, then it's okay to use any.



    You had better put your results in another place. (It happened.)



    You would better put your results in another place. (A possibility or suggestion.)






    share|improve this answer
























    • Sorry, I don't understand how "You had better put your results..." could be "It happened." Can you read your answer again?

      – user140086
      Oct 31 '16 at 13:26











    • @Rathony that makes me smile. Strange that is. "You had better put your results in another place." is advice. Notice: "You would better put your results in another place." - "You would rather"

      – SovereignSun
      Oct 31 '16 at 13:32














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    the "had" verb should be followed by a past partciple verb.



    You had gone wild. (It happened.)
    You would go wild. (A possibility or suggestion)



    Since "put" has the same forms in all tenses, then it's okay to use any.



    You had better put your results in another place. (It happened.)



    You would better put your results in another place. (A possibility or suggestion.)






    share|improve this answer













    the "had" verb should be followed by a past partciple verb.



    You had gone wild. (It happened.)
    You would go wild. (A possibility or suggestion)



    Since "put" has the same forms in all tenses, then it's okay to use any.



    You had better put your results in another place. (It happened.)



    You would better put your results in another place. (A possibility or suggestion.)







    share|improve this answer












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    • Sorry, I don't understand how "You had better put your results..." could be "It happened." Can you read your answer again?

      – user140086
      Oct 31 '16 at 13:26











    • @Rathony that makes me smile. Strange that is. "You had better put your results in another place." is advice. Notice: "You would better put your results in another place." - "You would rather"

      – SovereignSun
      Oct 31 '16 at 13:32



















    • Sorry, I don't understand how "You had better put your results..." could be "It happened." Can you read your answer again?

      – user140086
      Oct 31 '16 at 13:26











    • @Rathony that makes me smile. Strange that is. "You had better put your results in another place." is advice. Notice: "You would better put your results in another place." - "You would rather"

      – SovereignSun
      Oct 31 '16 at 13:32

















    Sorry, I don't understand how "You had better put your results..." could be "It happened." Can you read your answer again?

    – user140086
    Oct 31 '16 at 13:26





    Sorry, I don't understand how "You had better put your results..." could be "It happened." Can you read your answer again?

    – user140086
    Oct 31 '16 at 13:26













    @Rathony that makes me smile. Strange that is. "You had better put your results in another place." is advice. Notice: "You would better put your results in another place." - "You would rather"

    – SovereignSun
    Oct 31 '16 at 13:32





    @Rathony that makes me smile. Strange that is. "You had better put your results in another place." is advice. Notice: "You would better put your results in another place." - "You would rather"

    – SovereignSun
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