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. Thanks. -- An old man doll... just what I always wanted! - Clara
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