You'd better get used to it vs. 'You better get used to it'

[Torsten]

Hi, is there is any difference between these two phrases:

You'd better get used to it.
You better get used to it.

Thanks in advance,

Torsten
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[Conchita]

Yes! And a big one, though not in meaning, I think. The difference is that the first one is good English and the second is not. To my knowledge, at least !

[Torsten]

Well, I took that sentence (the second one) from Dan Brown's book Angels&Demons.
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[Conchita]

According to Google, many more people use the second one! Still I'd be surprised if it was accepted English.

[Yankee]

Hi Torsten

The difference is:

You better get used to it. --> That's what everybody except English teachers actually says.

(At least in the US)

Just a quick little story:
When I was a kid, if my father went to the trouble of saying "You had better do it!" then I knew he was super serious and I was in BIG trouble.

Amy

[Spencer]

That's why I think that you can learn grammar from a teacher, but if you want to learn the langugage, you better ask someone else
(Not the best way of making friends in a site full of teachers,is it?)
Spencer