Why should we use 'had' here instead of 'should' ?
You had better see a doctor.
It doesn't sound fine to me if I use 'should' here instead of 'had', but I'm seeking a grammatical explanation, why it is 'had' and not 'should'.
Thanks.
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'Had better' is a set phrase.
You can either say 'You'd better see a doctor' (where the 'd is a contraction of 'had') or 'You should see a doctor'. One or the other. You can't say 'You should better ..' - it makes no sense. The word 'better' belongs to the fixed expression 'had better'.
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I think "had better" is a bit more slang than standard English, but it is used. You could also say "You better see a doctor", but it's probably best to say: "You should see a doctor".
I've never heard "had should" used together.
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