might should
verb1
Southern US, Used in some dialects should perhaps (used to soften "should" and make it less of a command)
Double modal / stacked modal
- I've noticed how my knees, lower back, neck, and temples hurt pretty much continuously. I'm thinking that I might should go back to my old midmorning ways, pop those Vienna tops more often, and dice peppers like there's no tomorrow.2005, Holly Hughes, Best Food Writing 2005, →ISBN, page 164:
- I opened the back of my refrigeration truck and, for the first time, understood that I might should go ahead and turn it back into a regular pickup.2008, George Singleton, Work Shirts for Madmen, →ISBN, page 58:
1 more example
- His sister stopped by the laundry mat to say hello and I told her what I was about to do and said she might should go by the house once he got off work, just to be there for him.2011, Melissa Fenton, A Moral Compass, →ISBN:
- Related terms
- might can, might could, double modal, stacked modal, modal stacking