"modal stacking" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} modal stacking (uncountable)
  1. The use of double or stacked modals (or, rarely, triple modals), a phenomenon found in some dialects of English, especially Southern US English. Tags: uncountable
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