We might could start being famous, Fike, " Eldon said.
source:
COCA
Entry:
1068
Example:
"We might could start being famous, Fike, " Eldon said.
Modal 1:
might
Modal 2:
could
Gender:
Male
Race/Ethnicity:
Unknown
Age:
unknown
Level of Education:
Unknown
Home Community, Town, or State:
Unknown
Location Collected:
Fictional Story
Year:
1998
Relation to Addressee:
man to man
Medium:
Written
Sentence Structure:
1.0
Status:
Naturalistic
Notes:
Source: Weaver, Gordon. 1998. 'If a Man Truly in His Heart' in Literary Review 42:1. (author is from Moline, IL)
Full Context: to Fike. # " Dead as dead, " Fike said, his voice high, keening. It was already light enough to see the wound centered in Gary Lee Stringer's back, the stain spreading in the white tee-shirt. " Deadest dead, " Fike moaned. # " Do not worry, " Eldon told him. " We can easy figure a lie they will believe. " # " Dead, " was all Fike would say. # " Do not worry. They will maybe even put you in the newspaper with me. We might could start being famous, Fike, " Eldon said. #