Might Could
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*Email [[too cool]] {{--}} [[Senor Cardgage]] reveals his "Family Might/Could" during his [[character video]]. | *Email [[too cool]] {{--}} [[Senor Cardgage]] reveals his "Family Might/Could" during his [[character video]]. | ||
=== Variation === | === Variation === | ||
| - | *[[Decemberweenvent | + | *[[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] {{--}} Another double modal “used to could” appears. |
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
*[[Deliberately Poor English]] | *[[Deliberately Poor English]] | ||
[[Category:Word running gags]] | [[Category:Word running gags]] | ||
Revision as of 06:45, 3 December 2022
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!"
- Email too cool — Senor Cardgage reveals his "Family Might/Could" during his character video.
Variation
- Decemberweenvent Calendar — Another double modal “used to could” appears.
