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- phrase Alternative spelling of
oughta .
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Examples
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“I oughtta just throw you out or turn you over to the court and let them put you in one of them orphanages.”
Raven V.C Andrews 2011
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We've been around with "science" existing for the last few hundred, so we oughtta 'know what the ideal temp was in the last millions (?) of years that the same "scientists" say how old the earth is, how it was formed, and why it (and we) came into existence at all.
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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There are bracket kits out there to mount the fatbobs to custom frames, that oughtta work for you.
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I know I cheated on my spouse, but frankly, I think there oughtta be an inducement to adultery tort covering just these situations ...
The Volokh Conspiracy » $9 Million Alienation of Affections Damages Award 2010
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They oughtta be careful about the way they describe that -- a mis-statement or mis-quote can really undermine what should be an easy argument for more investment in housing based on desperate, enormous need.
Puget Sound Sees 50 Percent Decline in New Households « PubliCola 2010
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You oughtta read the book (I mentioned this in the review, briefly).
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Gotta say, Andrew, with a line such as: “Like some tassel-loafered Pygmalion sculpting a sad excuse for a girlfriend out of pie charts and paperclips.” you oughtta be writing for a living.
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After all (out of his own mouth) things oughtta be spread even for all.
Duncan: 'Silly' to keep kids home to avoid Obama speech 2009
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Thought I oughtta call and wish You Know Who a happy birthday.
All The Roads That Lead From Home Anne Leigh Parrish 2011
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“I oughtta just throw you out or turn you over to the court and let them put you in one of them orphanages.”
Raven V.C Andrews 2011
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