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"better behave" is correct and usable in written English
It is a phrase that is commonly used to express a command or warning for someone to improve their behavior. Example: Teacher: "Class, if you want to avoid detention, you better behave during our field trip tomorrow." In this sentence, "better behave" is used to warn the students that they need to improve their behavior if they want to avoid punishment.
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There's that look that meant: You better behave or else.
Ye better behave yeerselves before I go over to ye.
"We always said, 'Well, Whitey might be listening, we'd better behave ourselves.' " As a clerk read the verdicts in the lengthy and complicated list of charges, Mr. Bulger looked away from the jury and showed no reaction.
As it becomes harder to shield yourself from the other guy's irresponsible behavior, added Seidman, both he and you had better behave more responsibly — or you both will suffer the consequences, whether you did anything wrong or not.
But the main answer is probably that intense public scrutiny, culminating in the recent decision by federal regulators to impose price caps, has convinced generators that they had better behave themselves.
I took a schedule, and told my mom she better behave if she wanted to go to Souplantation after this.
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In response, the inmates became better behaved.
That could lead to better behaved police.
Was she better behaved than Hannah?
Are Britain's immigrants a better behaved crowd?
Yet they are far better behaved than previous generations.
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Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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