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Satokos Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Auxiliary verb "needn't"
I don't understand the difference between "needn't" and "don't need to". In what kind of sentences do you prefer the auxiliary verb "needn't"?
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I think it is more a matter of personal or regional habit, I think. 'Need', like 'dare', simply has two forms available for use at this point in the history of the language.
- I think it is more a matter of personal or regional habit, I think.
- 'Need', like 'dare', simply has two forms available for use at this point in the history of the language.
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I think it is more a matter of personal or regional habit, I think. 'Need', like 'dare', simply has two forms available for use at this point in the history of the language.
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