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bashthebox

Going back to the 'rathered' conversation - is 'rather'd' an acceptable shortening of 'rather had'? It doesn't look good written down, but it sounds like something you'd hear in speech.
I'd rather'd you'd given me that cake.

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fizzy.bleach in reply to @bashthebox

Kind of, but it's best to avoid it. It doesn't stand up to any scrutiny, because the "'d" (had) after "rather" is redundant, as it already sits after "you".

I can't think of a time when you'd say "rather had", actually.

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