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double modal

noun

Definitions

  1. A sequence of two modal verbs, such as "might could", an impossible construction in…

    A sequence of two modal verbs, such as "might could", an impossible construction in standard English, but one used in some dialects, especially Southern US English.

    • The first instances of double modals date back to the seventeenth century.

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No curated loop yet for double modal. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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