We‘d better leave soon. vs we better leave soon.

Both phrases are correct, but they have different levels of formality. The first phrase 'we'd better leave soon.' is more formal and commonly used in written and spoken English. The second phrase 'we better leave soon.' is less formal and more commonly used in spoken English.

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We‘d better leave soon.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in both written and spoken English.

This phrase is a contraction of 'we had better leave soon' or 'we would better leave soon'. It is used to suggest that it would be a good idea to leave soon.

Examples:

We'd better leave soon if we want to catch the last train.
I think we'd better leave soon before it gets too late.
We'd better leave soon or we'll miss the beginning of the movie.
We'd better leave soon to avoid the traffic.
Do you think we'd better leave soon?

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I think we better leave the evil place soon.
Sarcasm, Daniel - it means he hopes you leave soon.
The minister has to leave soon.
They said we can leave soon.
I must take our chick now and you must leave soon.
I promise we'll leave soon.
My friends will probably want to leave soon.
Yes, our train leaves soon.
But promise me you will leave soon.
We'd better leave so he can get some sleep.
So we'd better leave him alone.
But we'd better leave together next time.
I don't like how things are going here, we'd better leave.
We'd better leave a note for your mother.
We'd better leave a note for your mother.
Yes, we'd better leave it on top.
Because he's going to leave soon.
She doesn't like me, and you'll leave soon.
The girls are going to be late for school if you don't leave soon.
All right, but do hurry, so we can leave soon.

Alternatives:

We should leave soon.
It would be best if we left soon.
It might be a good idea to leave soon.
We ought to leave soon.
We better get going soon.

we better leave soon.

This phrase is correct but less formal and more commonly used in spoken English.

This phrase is an informal way of saying 'we had better leave soon' or 'we would better leave soon'. It is used to suggest that it would be a good idea to leave soon.

Examples:

We better leave soon if we want to make it on time.
I think we better leave soon before it gets too dark.
We better leave soon or we'll be stuck in traffic.
We better leave soon to avoid the rush hour.
Do you think we better leave soon?

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I think we better leave the evil place soon.
We better leave Fo Shan as soon as possible
Sarcasm, Daniel - it means he hopes you leave soon.
The minister has to leave soon.
They said we can leave soon.
I must take our chick now and you must leave soon.
I promise we'll leave soon.
My friends will probably want to leave soon.
Yes, our train leaves soon.
But promise me you will leave soon.
We better leave before they charge us for another day.
All right, we better leave now.
Because he's going to leave soon.
She doesn't like me, and you'll leave soon.
The girls are going to be late for school if you don't leave soon.
All right, but do hurry, so we can leave soon.
When I saw my father, he kept checking his watch, hoping I would leave soon.
All right, only I'll have to leave soon.
I'm sure they'll leave soon.
As you know, we need to leave soon.

Alternatives:

We should leave soon.
It would be best if we left soon.
It might be a good idea to leave soon.
We ought to leave soon.
We better get going soon.

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We‘d better leave soon. vs we better leave soon.