Might Could
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[[Image:Homely boy brand huge tube socks.PNG|thumb|"You might could sleep in one!"]] | [[Image:Homely boy brand huge tube socks.PNG|thumb|"You might could sleep in one!"]] | ||
| - | Instead of using simply "might" or "could", characters of the [[Homestar Runner universe]], | + | Instead of using simply "might" or "could", characters of the [[Homestar Runner universe]], particularly [[Homestar Runner]] himself, tend to sometimes say '''might could''' instead. |
Such usages of "non-standard" [[Wikipedia:Double_modal#Double_modal|double modals]] are common in the [[wikipedia:Southern American English|vernacular]] of the Southern United States, including [[Georgia]], where [[The Brothers Chaps]] live. | Such usages of "non-standard" [[Wikipedia:Double_modal#Double_modal|double modals]] are common in the [[wikipedia:Southern American English|vernacular]] of the Southern United States, including [[Georgia]], where [[The Brothers Chaps]] live. | ||
Revision as of 00:46, 14 February 2009
Instead of using simply "might" or "could", characters of the Homestar Runner universe, particularly Homestar Runner himself, tend to sometimes say might could instead. Such usages of "non-standard" double modals are common in the vernacular of the Southern United States, including Georgia, where The Brothers Chaps live.
Appearances
- Email modeling — An ad for Homely Boy Brand Huge Tube Socks states that "You might could sleep in one!"
- A Death-Defying Decemberween — Homestar says that he "might could die" after sledding down the Steep Deep.
- Best Caper Ever — Homestar exclaims "I just can't stop wondering what I maybe might could be should be doing today!"
