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You knew what he/she was trying to say...

• craigmccaskill 11y ago
  Personally, I don't and I'm a native English speaker. I doubt many who weren't would have any chance of deciphering the meaning here either.
  • ridgeguy 11y ago
    It's just an ellipsis. Or, as my first Google hit said: "the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues." So: I would rather [have] a bus any day.
  • jcrawfordor 11y ago
    I see this usage fairly regularly. I'm not 100% certain of this, but I think it might be more common in Britain than America.
  • gdy 11y ago
    Is "I would rather you did..." odd too? Not a native speaker here :)
  • deleted 11y ago
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  • EdwardDiego 11y ago
    > Personally, I don't That's more on you than the OP. It's hardly an unknown phrasing.
• x3n0ph3n3 11y ago
  Actually, I didn't. It's an odd word choice, and 'prefer' would have made more sense. Rather is typically used in conjunction with another verb, while prefer isn't.