By Contractions, Idioms

Barbara, Delmobile and anyone else who cares to comment,This probably isn't the best place to ask but this post and the responses bring up a question I've been wondering about. The dialog here is a perfect example of correct grammar and vocabulary but it contains several examples of what...

"we'd" stands for "we had". The idiom is "had better" followed by the base form of the verb. It means that something bad may happen if we don't run. Because it is an idiom, it doesn't seem to follow the usual rules! CJ

1) You are correct Flora, it should be "there are." The singer is no doubt aware of this, but in an effort to sound colloquial has used the contraction "there's", as many Americans do in that context when speaking informally. 2) No, radio stations are funded through advertisement. However,...

The idiom is "have got" in both American and British English. It is a purely idiomatic alternate for "have" and is not much used except in the present tense. That is, "have got" is the present tense of this idiom, even though "get" is the present tense form of "to get", and the past is "got". ...