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ALL meanings of double modal

dou·ble mod·al
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  • noun double modal a syntactic construction in which two modal auxiliaries occur consecutively within a clause, as might could in I might could help you. 1
  • noun double modal A sequence of two modal verbs, such as "might could", an impossible construction in standard English, but one used in some dialects, especially Southern US English. 0
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