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- would rather
- would prefer to
- would rather you
- would prefer you to
- I prefer this to that

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- rather than
- would rather
- had rather
- had better

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- I'd rather + verb

I'd' is a contraction of the words 'I had' or 'I would.'

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- had rather do sg
- had sooner do sg

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- would sooner + would just as soon

They mean approximately the same as "would rather".

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💡 - cui bono? /ˌkwiː ˈbɒnəʊ/ , /ˌkwiː ˈbəʊnəʊ/

(from Latin)

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⚪️ - pretentious (adj.) /prɪˈtenʃəs/ - Showing disapproval
⚫️ - pretentiousness (noun) /prɪˈtɛnʃəsnəs/
⚪️ - pretentious (adj.) /prɪˈtenʃəs/ - Showing disapproval
⚫️ - pretentiousness (noun) /prɪˈtɛnʃəsnəs/
🔘 - power (on) through - power past

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😅🔘 - power (on) through

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