had better watch out.

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	BW2/3  #235295  Mon, 12 Jun 06 08:35 PM His older brother whispered to his younger brother that he had better watch out­ because our mom was angry. Is this sentence ok?  It seemed to me ungrammatical"had better watch out" If not, why? Thank you    BW2/3 Joined on Sat, Oct 22 2005 Contributing Member (1,283) Carpe diem!!

	Marius Hancu  #235297  Mon, 12 Jun 06 08:41 PM FWIW, there's a related (curiously similar) thread at: http://www.englishforums.com/English/SealledYourLips/cnxdm/Post.htm    Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Montreal, Canada Veteran Member (11,673)

	Clive  #235328  Mon, 12 Jun 06 10:16 PM Hi, What's FWIW? I gotta keep up. Clive    Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member (22,182) El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Marius Hancu  #235382  Tue, 13 Jun 06 01:21 AM FWIW: For What Is Worth    Marius Hancu

	Grammar Geek  #235417  Tue, 13 Jun 06 04:40 AM For what it's worth.    Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Pennsylvania, USA Veteran Member (15,989) Barbara, who answers in American English.