On 8/27/25 9:12 PM, Bagas Sanjaya wrote: > On Wed, Aug 27, 2025 at 11:33:12AM +0200, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: >> As a non-native English speaker, "had better know" looks really >> weird on my eyes, as, at least for me, "know" is a verb. >> >> Heh, I just discovered today by looking on a dictionary: >> >> https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/know >> >> That know can informally be used as a noun (a shortcut for >> knowledge?). >> >> For me as a non-native English speaker, when one writes: >> >> They "most likely know" (know here is a verb) >> >> or: >> They "had better knowledge" (knowledge is a name) >> >> Things become clearer. >> >> Heh: >> >> They "had better know the details better than you" >> >> the "better" word is used twice, and yeah, this is requires more >> fluency in English for a non-native speaker to get what it says. >> >> Considering that "know" (noun) seems to be a shortcut >> for "knowledge", what about: >> >> They "had better knowledge about the details than you" > > That can be alternative. Nope, afraid not. Just leave it as is or (I think) 2 people have suggested something like "They should know better about the details than you". -- ~Randy
