✨Double modal
A double modal is a linguistic construction in which two modal auxiliaries are used in succession to introduce two separate modalities into a sentence.
🔹I might can jump over that bush = there is a possibility that you have the ability to jump over the bush.
OR
🔹I might be able to jump over the bush. (#Standard_English)
🔘EXAMPLES:
◽️Could you might give me a minute?
◽️Maybe we might should plan to eat out.
◽️We might can go up there next Saturday.
◽️Well, once we get under way, it shouldn't oughta take us very long.
😃Fun fact:
Some English speakers even use triple modal constructions, which is why many people refer to these as “multiple modal” constructions:
🔘EXAMPLES:
🔸It's a long way and he might will can't come, but I'm going to ask.
🔸I reckon I might should better try to get me a little bit more sleep.
This kind of modality is associated with Southern #British and #American_English, as well as a few other varieties.
#Spoken_English
#Modality
@PMPerfect1
A double modal is a linguistic construction in which two modal auxiliaries are used in succession to introduce two separate modalities into a sentence.
🔹I might can jump over that bush = there is a possibility that you have the ability to jump over the bush.
OR
🔹I might be able to jump over the bush. (#Standard_English)
🔘EXAMPLES:
◽️Could you might give me a minute?
◽️Maybe we might should plan to eat out.
◽️We might can go up there next Saturday.
◽️Well, once we get under way, it shouldn't oughta take us very long.
😃Fun fact:
Some English speakers even use triple modal constructions, which is why many people refer to these as “multiple modal” constructions:
🔘EXAMPLES:
🔸It's a long way and he might will can't come, but I'm going to ask.
🔸I reckon I might should better try to get me a little bit more sleep.
This kind of modality is associated with Southern #British and #American_English, as well as a few other varieties.
#Spoken_English
#Modality
@PMPerfect1