Oh, maybe we have a few dollars we might can spend.'
source:
COCA
Entry:
1009
Example:
Maybe we have a few dollars we might can spend.
Modal 1:
might
Modal 2:
can
Gender:
Female
Race/Ethnicity:
Black
Age:
45
Level of Education:
College (Graduate, B.S. degree)
Home Community, Town, or State:
MI (Port Huron)
Location Collected:
Television
Year:
1996
Relation to Addressee:
interviewee to interviewer
Medium:
Spoken
Sentence Structure:
1.6
Status:
Naturalistic
Notes:
Source: CBS Sunday Morning.
Full Context: ... was like,' Oh, really? Oh, boy. Well, what color is this?' And so what I did was, basically, took it upon myself, because my mama said,' If you want to get it done, do it yourself.' (Footage-of-McMilla) WHITAKER: (Voiceover) And she did. Wrote to thousands of bookstores, read to anyone who'd listen and got people buying her book. Ms-McMILLAN: And then all of a sudden -- and then they decided,' Oh, maybe we have a few dollars we might can spend.' And at that time I wanted to say,' You can keep your money,' you know, because I sold out on my first printing before my pub date and it was -- and it wasn't because of them, you know? (Footage-of-McMilla) WHITAKER: (Voiceover) She says she's earned her success, and she's enjoying it, indulging her passion for art. Well, right now you have more art than furniture. Ms-McMILLAN: I think the artwork in this house