Officer can you tell me where I can get some water for my car?" Security Officer: "Well, you might could get some in this H.E.B. ma'am. But I'm not sure they have any.
source:
DiPaolo
Entry:
1302
Example:
Driver: "Officer, can you tell me where I can get some water for my car?" Security Officer: "Well, you might could get some in this H.E.B. ma'am. But I'm not sure they have any.
Modal 1:
might
Modal 2:
could
Gender:
Male
Race/Ethnicity:
White
Age:
50s
Level of Education:
Unknown
Home Community, Town, or State:
TX (Unknown)
Location Collected:
TX (Austin)
Year:
1981
Relation to Addressee:
man to woman
Medium:
Spoken
Sentence Structure:
1.0
Status:
Naturalistic