You should rather vs You'd rather

Both "you should rather" and "you'd rather" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "You should rather" is used to give advice or make a suggestion, while "you'd rather" is used to express a preference or desire.

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You should rather

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to give advice or make a suggestion.

Use "you should rather" when advising someone or making a suggestion about a course of action.

Examples:

You should rather take the train instead of driving in this traffic.
You should rather study for the exam than go out with your friends.
You should rather speak to your manager about the issue.
You should rather save your money for a rainy day.
You should rather eat a healthy meal instead of junk food.

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You should rather have come back to your place, Woman...
You should rather be home instead of do something like that.
But you should rather worry about yourself, sitting inside a bomb on wheels.
Mr Reinfeldt, you should rather seek out the person who can best represent moral authority, who can be the broker of agreements in Europe.
But when you look at the results on the level of greenhouse gases, you should rather want to say, 'nuclear power, yes please!'.
You should rather apply for a microcredit...
I think you should decide sooner rather than later.
But you should charge those prices rather than pay them.
That is a very cynical attitude, and one you should shake off sooner rather than later.
I must urge you... ...that instead of spending ruinous amounts of money going to war... ...you should spend it rather on the welfare of your people.
You should know I would rather die than surrender to this corrupt court
I felt I should tell you rather than just let you get a phone call at work.
Today you ask us to trust you; my reply to you is that you, rather, should trust Parliament and its judgments.
Rather, you should be unashamed about it.
You should come with an apology rather than an attitude.
Rather than worrying about me, you should study hard.
Look, maybe you should have let her go rather instead of...
You should have been a soldier rather than a churchman.
You should take interest in cultural stuff rather than getting into fights all the time.
I must confess to you, Sir Ralph, that this hall is filled with ghostly presences that I should rather forget.

Alternatives:

you ought to rather
you might prefer to
you could instead
you may want to
you would be better off

You'd rather

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express a preference or desire.

Use "you'd rather" to indicate a preference or desire for something over another option.

Examples:

You'd rather stay home and relax than go to the party.
I think you'd rather have the chocolate cake instead of the fruit salad.
She'd rather go to the beach than the mountains for vacation.
They'd rather watch a movie than go to the concert.
He'd rather work late than leave the project unfinished.

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You'd rather talk to anyone else but me.
You'd rather be juiced than pay at once.
You'd rather see Berlin dead than arrested.
You'd rather send an innocent man to jail than rock the boat.
You'd rather protect a terrorist who took American lives?
You'd rather lose a third of our population?
You'd rather kill this girlthan give me my pills.
You'd rather be a queen of hearts.
You'd rather stay home alone than make a friend.
You'd rather imagine that you can escape Instead of actually try.
You'd rather meet a friend for tea.
You'd rather switch than fight.
You'd rather lock me up and forget about me.
You'd rather look like a tramp than accept something from me.
You'd rather bet on a horse than on yourself.
You'd rather spend time with the fraternity boys.
You'd rather I date a psychopath?
You'd rather be executed than talk?
You'd rather "work" under John?
You'd rather lose me than change your life?

Alternatives:

you would prefer to
you'd prefer
you'd choose to
you'd opt for
you'd pick

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You should rather vs You'd rather