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EyeSeeYou Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

About Must (musn't) & Have to (do not have to)

0 1) Could you refresh me when to use one and when the other one when expressing obligation? 02br
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002) Can Must or Musn't be used in questions and conditional clauses? 02br
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003) Is it correct to also say 'I haven't got to get up early tomorrow as I'm not going to work'. 02br
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00I'm refering to the use of 'have got to' (haven't got to) to express obligation as I've heard that some consider that pattern more appropiate to be used to express possesion. 02br
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00Thanks in advance. 0-
  

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0 I hope this can help you with must and have to. I prefer to leave questions 2 and 3 of you rpost to a native speaker. 02br 02br 02br 02br 00HAVE TO 02br 02br 001 Have to expresses strong obligation.

— Maripinky

  • 0 I hope this can help you with must and have to.
  • I prefer to leave questions 2 and 3 of you rpost to a native speaker.
  • 02br 02br 02br 02br 00HAVE TO 02br 02br 001 Have to expresses strong obligation.
  • The obligation comes from 'outside' - perhaps a law, a rule at school or work, or someone in authority.
  • " 02br 02br 002 Don't/doesn't have to expresses absence of obligation (it isn't necessary) .
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0 I hope this can help you with must and have to. I prefer to leave questions 2 and 3 of you rpost to a native speaker. 02br
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00HAVE TO 02br
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001 Have to expresses strong obligation. The obligation comes from 'outside' - perhaps a law, a rule at school or work, or someone in authority. 02br
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0#2-- 02br
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00'I really must go now.' 02br
00'Must you? Well, if you must, please take a piece of this delicious cake with you.' 02br
00'Wonderful! If I take this cake though, I must give you something in return.' 02br
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00That sounds like perfectly acceptable casual spoken English to me
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0 You don't need to hide. You must trust in me. Thanks. They expresses lack of obligation and real possession. Got it? 0-
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01cite10Maj12cite10You don't need to hide. You must11font10 trust in12font10 me. Thanks. They expresses lack of obligation and real possession. Got it?12blockquote
10What's the difference between01font00 trust02font00 and 01fo
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0 Why not start a new thread? Nobody would ever dream that a question on the difference between 01i00trust02i00 and 01i00trust in02i00 could be found under a thread about 01i00must02i00 and 01i00have to02i00! 05002br
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0l'm french and l have the impression l always wrote "musn't" instead of "mustn't"02br
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00is MUSN'T a correct form ?0-
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0Hi,02br
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00No, it's not correct. You are probably being misled because the first 't' in 01i00mus01font00t02font00n't02i00 is silent, not pronounced.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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