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source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2 Modal 3 Gender Race / Ethnicity Age Level of Educationsort descending Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
LAGS 335 Might could. might could Female White 34 Unknown Unknown FL (Cedar Key) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Nagle 1141 þat hie healfre geweald wið Eotena bearn agan moston. “That they might own an equal share with the sons of the Geats.” moston (=must, might) agan (=own, owe, ought to) Male White Unknown Unknown England (Unknown) c1000 Written
Jamaica 1219 wuda hafi “would must” would hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Skipper 178 You may can study on the way down. may can Male White 21 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 921 He should can do it. should can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Mishoe 20 I wonder if he might would be interested in that? might would Male White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 man to man Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Scotland 1104 I'll not can go tomorrow. will not can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
Feagin 780 If ... she might would take a job. might would Female White 70 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Gadsden) early 1970s Spoken Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1386 I know what I can do instead of working this afternoon. I might can go see (name) take his first swimming lesson. might can Female White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1982 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 857 If the items are gonna be released, they can't share, but if they aren't gonna be released, they might could. might could Unknown White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
Mishoe 116 We may can afford it, if we’re careful with the money. may can Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 father to son Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 368 Might could. might could Male Black 69 Unknown Unknown LA (Natchitoches) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
England 1173 I used to could do it. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) 1.0
Harris 1236 You might should get that [fee] looked after today, else they might cancel your registration. might should Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown College official to an undergraduate student. Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 210 There are some ideas we have in mind and you might could think about some of them. might could Female White unknown Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
Scotland 953 He’d like to can swim, wouldn’t he? would like to can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
England 2048 Swa þatt menn sholldenn muɽhenn sen þurrh Goddspellbokess lare All hu þeɽɽ mihhtenn follɽenn rihht þatt stih. sholldenn hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Unknown England c1200 Written 1.3
DiPaolo 1324 Call back some other day and I might could tell you some more about it. might could Female White unknown Unknown TX (Lamesa) TX (Austin, on phone) 1979 woman to woman Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Mishoe 52 I thought I might could eat it, but when I tasted it, knew I couldn't. might could Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 husband to wife Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
Coleman 1122 They might would be stripping tobacco now if they had gotten it ready. might would Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.3 Elicited
Feagin 810 We useta could hear the trains. used to could Female White 85 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Tuscaloosa) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Allan 1202 For a dime a head, I might could strip off the feathers. might could Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Warner 889 I might could play the piano. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown AR (southeast) 1938 1.0
Verilogue Corpus 2273 might would Female White 60 to... Unknown Unknown NC Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Scotland 970 What I want to ken is, if I winna could hinder him that’s my fiancé frae dicin’ or drinkin’ ‘t awa’ ance he got me mairried to him? will could Male White Unknown Unknown Scotland (Argyll) 1927 Written 1.2
Mashburn 1261 She used to could run the marathon. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) 1.0
Feagin 748 My sister might could tell you somethin’ further bout that, cause she was oldest and she might have known somethin’ about it; but me, I don’t know anything about it. might could Female White 61 Unknown AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
Reed 2079 I may could sell that. may could Male White 44 Unknown LA (West Monroe) Television 2013 man to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1356 It's seven o'clock. I might oughta call Jack. He may be worried. might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Lubbock) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 84 We might can keep a pet there. might can Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 father to son Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 336 Might could. might could Male White 19 Unknown Unknown FL (Fort Meade) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
COCA 1059 He might could drink a strawberry cold drink. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Novel 2008 narrator Written 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1078 Might could be. might could Female Unknown unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) Fictional Story 1994 woman to man Written 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 179 It may would have driven me out. may would Female White 19 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 922 He should could do it. should could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Mishoe 21 I might could use another piece of bread. might could Male White 80s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 father to daughter Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 1105 I might will can go tomorrow. might will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) Scotland (Unknown) 1994 1.0
DiPaolo 1387 They may can do it Friday, or they may wait till Monday. may can Male White 40s Unknown TX (Beaumont) TX (Austin) 1979 man to woman Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Elsman 858 We may could do a conference call. may could Unknown White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 117 I might should be taping this. I forgot how funny it was. might should Male White 17 Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 son to mother Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 369 Might could. might could Female Black 71 Unknown Unknown LA (Pineville) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
England 1174 [Q: What’s it been like?] A: Terrible. I haven’t could sleep. have could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 954 I dinae think he’ll dae it, but I suppose he might could. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.8
England 2047 forr þatt Crist ne wollde nohht þatt Nicodm ne wisste þatt he ne shollde muʒhenn nohht ben borrʒhenn, þohh he mihhte Lefenn & trowwenn rihht o Crist þurrh Cristes miccle tacness, But iff he wære... shollde muʒhenn Unknown Unknown England c1200 Written 1.4
DiPaolo 1325 Q: Can you read Hebrew? A: I might can even read this word might can Male White unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) 1980 man to man Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 53 If she wouldn't eat so much salt, she might would feel better. might would Female White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 mother-in-law to daughter-in-law Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
COCA 1046 If he could learn when to keep his mouth shut, thought Clearwater, and how to think ahead, he might could still turn out with some kind of maturity and style. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 2007 narrator Written 1.2
Feagin 811 You useta could. used to could Female White 30 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Selma) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Payne 890 Go to see Mr. Smith. He might can tell you. might can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown AL (eastern) 1909 1.0
Verilogue Corpus 2274 might could Female White 80 to... Unknown Unknown VA Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Scotland 971 But I doubt, Miss Girzie, ye’ll no can expec her to domicile with the like of you. will no can Male White Unknown Unknown Scotland (Ayrshire) 1826 Written 1.4
Mashburn 1262 She might could have been being seen by someone else. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) 1.0
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
Mishoe 85 He may would loan us a few dollars, but I don't want to ask. may would Male Black 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 construction worker to another Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 337 Might could. might could Female White 65 Unknown Unknown TN (Forbus) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Nagle 1142 Ælc cristen man hit sceall cunnan. “Each Christian man shall know it” sceall (=shall) cunnan (=could, ken, know) Male White Unknown Unknown England (Unknown) c1000 Written 1.0
Jamaica 1220 wi mos “will must” will must Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Skipper 180 I might could work both shifts, just not that one on Saturday. might could Male White 20 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 923 He'll can do it. will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Mishoe 22 We might should go in. might should Female White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to group of students Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 1296 Could you might tell me where the administration building is? could might Male Black Unknown Unknown NY (Unknown) Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1388 [Woman's name], you may can do this stroke, too. may can Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1978 teacher to student Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 859 There's two possible things that we might would need. might would Unknown White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
Mishoe 118 You might should go ahead and wake him up. might should Male White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 husband to wife Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 370 Might could. might could Male White 48 Unknown Unknown LA (Ville Platte) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
England 1175 You might can see underneath. might can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Harris 1237 'Scuse me for buttin’ in ... You want postcards of blues musicians, you may could get ’em at that ... There’s that tourist place the corner of Beale there. may could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Memphis) [Elderly Caucasian Southern man, gratuitously, to a mother and her son (apparently northerners) outside the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
Scotland 955 I cannae dae it the now, but I would could next week. would could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.1
England 2049 Hu sal ani man ðe muʒen deren? sal muʒen Unknown Unknown England c1259 Written 2.0
DiPaolo 1326 I might could sublegally get it for you. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown TX (Corpus Christi) TX (Austin) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 54 Do you think Rosa might will be there? might will Female White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to group Spoken 2.4 Naturalistic
Coleman 1123 She might should be taking some pills for her cold. might should Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
Taylor 891 I mought ’a’ could if I’d ’a’ wanted to. mought have could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown MO (southwestern) 1923 1.3
Skipper 150 … and I was wondering if I might could come and talk to you later in the week. might could Unknown Unknown 20s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2275 might can Male Other 50 to... Unknown Unknown VA Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Scotland 972 Yince an A’d wun there, A thocht, A micht mebbies cood geet a hurl the lenth o Hawick. might mebbies (=maybe) could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Roxburghshire) 1925 Written 1.0
Mashburn 1263 He might used to could run the marathon. might used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) Unknown Unknown 1.0
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
Mishoe 86 The only thing that could change the outcome would be if we might could get a caution flag. might could Male White unknown Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 NBC announcer to audience Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 338 Might could. might could Male White 91 Unknown Unknown TN (Shelbyville) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
England 1143 þeah we hine for þam alwaldan agan ne moston. “Though we might not hold it against the all-powerful.” moston (=must, might) agan (=own, owe, ought to) Male White Unknown Unknown England (Unknown) c1000 Written
Jamaica 1221 wi hafi “will must” will hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Skipper 181 So that might would work, don’t you think? Something like that? might would Male White 20 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 924 He’ll maybe come the morn will maybe Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Hern.&S 2026 He should can go. should can Unknown Black Unknown IL (Chicago) IL (Chicago) 1970s 1.0 Elicited
Mishoe 23 I don't think I failed, but I think I might coulda done a lot better. might could Female White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to female Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
COCA 1030 I used to couldn't eat enough and now I just eat because I feel hungry. used to couldn't Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Television 1997 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
Boertien 1297 Could you might come over here for a minute? could might Female White 25 Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (College Station) Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 783 I might would. might would Female White 70s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (West Anniston) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 860 We might could just kinda look and see. might could Unknown White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 119 I got as far as Jacksonville and stopped. I thought I might would make it all the way to Orlando, but I was too tired. might would Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 brother to sister Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
LAGS 371 Might could. might could Male White 70 Unknown Unknown TX (Wiergate) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
England 1176 I mightn’t can use this thumb properly, if it heals like this. might can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) 1.3
COCA 1094 Well, he might could. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Television 1991 panelist to panelist Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 956 He cannae dae it these days, but he used to could. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.1
England 2050 ... þai sall noght mow stand. sall mow Unknown Unknown England c1345 Written
DiPaolo 1327 I've seen ones that might possibly could be flowers, but I haven't seen any yet [that are flowers]. might could Male White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1984 man to woman Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Mishoe 55 Could we might possibly just cancel Christmas this year? could might Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to male (family) Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1047 He had sold his quota of Bibles and then some and did she reckon she might could come on over to his cabin after dark for a little roll in the hay before he headed out? might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 2007 man to woman Written 2.4 Naturalistic
Feagin 813 I useta wouldn’t stay at home when ... used to would Female White 78 Unknown AL (Cleburn) AL (Native of Cleburn, Ranolph Counties, but 30 years in Anniston) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic

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