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source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2sort descending Modal 3 Gender Race / Ethnicity Age Level of Education Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
Feagin 793 I might otta take it. might ought to Female White 30 9th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Selma) early 1970s Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1357 I might oughta go back and get that suit. Those pants look(ed) cute on me. might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Lubbock) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1118 He may ought to go before too long. may ought to Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
Dumas 1139 You might oughtta take a look at that pie before you eat it. might ought to Female Unknown Unknown Unknown AR (Huntsville) 1987 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 540 Might ought to. might ought to Male White 24 Graduate school (Doctoral student at Emory University at time of interview) TN (Chattanooga) TN (Chattanooga) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Feagin 794 Well, I might otta go. might ought to Female White 15 9th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Selma) early 1970s Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 1290 Might ought you to’ve done that? might ought to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.0 Elicited
Boertien 2083 They all might oughta do that. might ought to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
DiPaolo 1358 You might oughta take them some letters to the post office. might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1119 He may ought to have gone. may ought to Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
Mashburn 1258 He may ought to see you today. may ought to Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) 1.0
LAGS 541 Might ought to be able. might ought to Male White 27 Graduate school (Master's degree) AL (Troy) AL (Troy) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 795 They shouldn’t otta done that. They shoulda known better. shouldn't ought to Male White 16 College (Graduate) AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) 1972 Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 1291 shouldn’t SUBJECT ought shouldn't ought to Female White 32 College Student TX (Matagorda City) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.0 Elicited
Boertien 2084 They might all oughta do that. might ought to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
DiPaolo 1359 You might ought to give him a call. might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1975 person to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 606 Should ought to. should ought to Male White 58 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) LA (New Orleans) LA (New Orleans) 1983 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 542 You might ought to go see about that. might ought to Male White 58 High school (Graduate) GA (Atlanta) GA (Atlanta) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 1292 You might ought to have done that, mightn’t you? might ought to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.8 Elicited
DiPaolo 1360 That group should be asked to consider what our priorities might ought to be. might ought to Male Unknown 78 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) PA (Philadephia) TX (Austin) 1976 professor to faculty (during meeting) Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Montgomery 200 We might ought to bring it up just so we can think about it. might ought to Male White 30s College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 607 Shouldn't ought to. shouldn't ought to Male White 66 11th grade GA (Decatur) GA (Decatur) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 543 I might ought to spot-fight them. [fire ants] might ought to Male White 63 College (1 year) MS (Oktibbeha County) MS (Oktoc) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1361 Those seeds, you might oughta put them in the garbage. might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1121 They might ought to be stripping tobacco instead of just waiting. might ought to Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 608 Shouldn't ought to. shouldn't ought to Female White 42 College TX (Burkeville) TX (Wiergate) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1362 That's why you might oughta give me a ring--if something comes up and I don't think about it. might ought to Female White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin, on phone) 1979 woman to woman Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Reed 1456 I think I might ought to get a bike to ride to school. might ought to Male White 29 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Sneedville) SC (Columbia) 2011 husband to wife Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 609 Shouldn't ought to. shouldn't ought to Female White 42 College TX (Nacogdoches) TX (Nacogdoches) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1363 Jeanie's house is the fartherest from K-Bob. Do you think they might oughta meet us there? might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin, on phone) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 2.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 610 Shouldn't ought to. shouldn't ought to Female White 29 College (1 year) TX (Victoria) TX (Victoria) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Boertien 2089 There might've oughta been a better way. might have ought to Female White 19 College Student TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
DiPaolo 1364 I might oughta look into that. might ought to Male White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1981 man to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 611 Shouldn't ought to have done it. shouldn't ought to Male White 58 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) LA (New Orleans) LA (New Orleans) 1983 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 2090 John might, I think, have oughta. might have ought to Female White 19 College Student TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
DiPaolo 1365 I might ought to go get us something to drink. might ought to Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) woman to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2034 We might oughta put more on his side. might ought to Female White 65 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1124 I might ought to have been working this morning instead of reading. might ought to Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 612 That shouldn't oughtn't to be. shouldn't ought to Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 26 You might ought to have the oil changed. might ought to Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 brother to sister Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1418 Well, once we get under way, it shouldn't oughta take us very long. shouldn't ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (San Antonio) 1981 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 2091 I think that we should have ought've done that yesterday. should have ought to Female White 19 College Student TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.4 Elicited
DiPaolo 1366 I might oughta read. might ought to Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1981 man to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 2003 You might ought to give them to someone else. might ought to Male Black Unknown Unknown GA (Atlanta) 1992 Taxi driver to Dispatcher Spoken Naturalistic
Boertien 2092 There might've ought've been somebody up there. might have ought to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 d 1.0 Elicited
DiPaolo 1367 We might oughta leave us on a little night light in here. might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown unknown man to group (family) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1472 I might ought to work out tomorrow night. It'll help work some of this soreness out. might ought to Female White 30 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Seymour) SC (Columbia) 2011 wife to husband Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 208 One of our main goals might ought to be to encourage non-member involvement. might ought to Male White 40s Graduate school (Law degree) Unknown SC (Unknown) SC State Ombudsman to unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1127 I may ought to have been doing my homework. may ought to Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
Reed 2063 We might ought to try turpentine. might ought to Male White 67 Graduate (Master's Degree) LA (Vivian) Television 2013 husband to wife Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1036 Some people should- ought to be very careful about what they wish for. It might come true. should ought to Male White 50s College (Graduate, B.S. degree) MA (Boston) Television 1996 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
England 1181 [A: He doesn’t think people ought to smoke.] B: Well, they shouldn’t ought to, should they? should ought to Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2039 We might ought to get that and give it to [personal name]. might ought to Female White 55 College (Graduate) TN (Farragut) TN (Seymour) 2012 woman to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1402 You should oughta talk to both Financial Aid and (woman's name). should ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) person to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1021 A sailor went by on his way up the ladder of the forecastle, and said to me, "You might ought to go below." might ought to Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Novel 2009 man to man Written 1.q Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1403 It's something you sure as hell shouldn't ought to have to do. shouldn't ought to Male White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin, in newspaper) 1981 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
COCA 1022 It has been suggested today that Rudy Giuliani might ought to send him a campaign contribution, because he's the one who teed him up. might ought to Male White 64 College (Graduate) Washington, D.C. Television 2007 panelist to panelist Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
COCA 1023 Watty squinted down the road. "Might ought to go on foot." # It was decided that we'd park the Studebaker on the oil lease behind the property, make our way through the timber and come... might ought to Male White unknown Unknown OK (Unknown) Fictional Story 2005 man to man Written 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1098 You might ought to get that from her. might ought to Female White 50s High school (Graduate) TN (Loudon) TN (Seymour) 2012 woman to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 214 To do everything decently and in order, we might ought to wait on Joe. might ought to Male White 30s Graduate school (Some) NC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1024 I figure if we make one more good crop out of this gumbo clay, we might ought to be thinking of moving on. might ought to Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 2002 man to woman Written 1.2 Naturalistic
Boertien 1278 We should oughta not do that. should ought to not Female White 19 Unknown TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
Boertien 2085 Pledges might oughta all carry their pledge book with them at all times. might ought to` Female White 19 College Student TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
DiPaolo 1422 You mightn't oughtn't drink orange juice when you take aspirin. mightn't oughtn't Male White 50 Some college TX (Lamesa) TX (Lamesa) interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
Boertien 2127 must oughtn't must oughtn't Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Boertien 1300 Might you oughtn’t to have done that? might oughtn't to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.0 Elicited
LAMSAS 1978 might possibly will might possibly will Female White 45 11th grade GA (Decatur) GA (Decatur) 1970 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1889 might possibly might possibly Female White 73 College (Some) SC (Edgefield) SC (Edgefield) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Montgomery 211 Y'all might rather come up on Saturday. might rather Female White 70 College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 30 They're saying we may shall get some rain. may shall Female White 60s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 older woman to younger woman Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Mishoe 3 Maybe I might should just forget the whole damn thing. might should Female White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 woman to woman in restaurant Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Brandstetter 1186 You might not should do that. might not should Unknown White Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1132 He might’ve should’a gone anyway. might have should Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
Reed 1468 Look, you might should really think this through. Do you want to do that? might should Male White 25 College (Graduate) SC (Gaffney) SC (Columbia) 2011 coach to player Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2070 We might should use the dongle. might should Female White 24 Graduate School (Some) VA (Charlottesville) SC (Columbia) 2013 friend to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Butters 1228 I might should come over there. might should Female Unknown 45 Unknown Unknown NC (Durhamj) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 217 I wish I had time to tell you some stories. I might should have done that rather than showing slides might should Male White 30s Graduate school (Some) NC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 6 Did I put enough money in the meter? You might should go check. might should Male White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 man to man at lunch Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2071 I may've should taken a left back there. may have should Male White 65 High school (Graduate) LA (Vivian) Television 2013 uncle to nephew Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 102 You may should go to the dentist if it's really bothering you a lot. may should Male White 50s Unknown Unknown NC (Asheboro) c1990 husband to wife Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
Reed 1470 We may should go easy on the defensive drill. We gotta rest their legs. may should Male White 29 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Sneedville) SC (Columbia) 2012 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2072 You might should've researched some. might should Female White 63 Unknown LA (Vivian) Television 2013 mother to son Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 103 I wonder if they may could fix it. may should Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 customer to clerk Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1427 He mighta should've gotten home by now. might have should Female White 63 High School TX (Lamesa) TX (Lamesa) interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Elicited
Coleman 1198 John might should ought to annoy Bill. might should ought to Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
Mishoe 127 They'll be running out real soon. So if y'all want some, you might should ought to run right on down there. might should ought to Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 disc jockey to on-air audience Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
Coleman 1135 He may should have gone. may should Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
Reed 2075 I may should take another shirt. may should Male White 30 Graduate School (Master's degree) IL (Abingdon) SC (Columbia) 2013 friend to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 1161 He might should claim his expenses. might should Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
Hern.&S 2019 You may should wipe the thing. may should Male Black 23 Unknown IL (Chicago) IL (Chicago) 1970s Unknown Spoken
Verilogue Corpus 2237 might should Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown MA Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Boertien 2138 might not should might not should Female White 32 College Student TX (Matagorda City) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Reed 1474 We might should move it to another weekend in February. What do you think? might should Male White 29 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) SC (Florence) SC (Columbia) 2011 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 1282 I might shouldn’t oughta. might should ought to Female White 21 College Student TX (Beaumont) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
Mishoe 13 Maybe we might should wait till next week. might should Female White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to female Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1486 I think that we may should go ahead and do it, but what do you think? may should Female White 28 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Seymour) TN (Seymour) 2011 wife to husband Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1087 We might should leave at 7:20 because of traffic tomorrow. might should Female White 59 College (Graduate) TN (Farragut) TN (Seymour) 2012 woman to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1487 I think you might should move this paragraph down to here. might should Male White 28 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Sneedville) SC (Columbia) 2011 tutor to student Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Hern.&S 2023 I might should do the dishes. might should Unknown Black c17 High school student IL (Chicago) IL (Chicago) 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1116 He may should be getting ready to go instead of fooling around. may should Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited

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