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What does "best" in "There best be some hot water left." mean?
What does "best" in "There best be some hot water left." mean?
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3 Dec 2021
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@sushimasters
It’s an old-fashioned way of saying –
There had better be some hot water left
Or
You better leave me some hot water, or else I will be angry
They still speak this way in some parts of Great Britain, but it is mostly antiquated these days.
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@sushimasters
It’s an old-fashioned way of saying –
There had better be some hot water left
Or
You better leave me some hot water, or else I will be angry
They still speak this way in some parts of Great Britain, but it is mostly antiquated these days.
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