Guest  +  80764 Sun, 13 Mar 05 05:52 AM I the contraction you'd...you had or you would? I have heard the sentence You'd better get to work is that just lazy English or a real contraction? Guest Nouns, Pronouns, Contractions, Lazy English

	Mister Micawber  +  80858 Sun, 13 Mar 05 02:22 PM In your sentence, 'you'd better' means 'you had better'. There is nothing lazy about it; it is normal spoken English. If you are writing a formal paper, you should spell it out completely, as you should any contraction. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,825 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Nouns, Pronouns, Contractions