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Trivia Is this correct: "you better leave right now"?

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No, it is not correct to use “better + verb.”

It is correct to use “had better + verb.”

The base forms of verbs are used after the phrase had better, which acts exactly like the modal verb should, to suggest a required or desirable action.
Examples:
  • “You [had better][should] clean this room up before your father gets home.”
  • “I think we [had better][should] go home soon.”
  • “You [had better][should] hurry. The train leaves at three.”
  • “You [had better][should] not delay. Do it right now.”
  • “Since it is snowing heavily, I think you [had better][should] stay home.”
‘You (‘d) better leave …’ is spoken/colloquial but ‘had better leave’ is more correct. (Meaning, you should or it’s a good idea …)
 

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