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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

'be due to' question

Hi!

Can you explain the difference between using 'be due to' (example: I'm due to study english one hour every day") and verbs "have to", "need to", "should" etc. I think I dont get the subtle difference between them. If we look at my example, do I have to study, am I expected to study, or it would be simply smart to study but I don't really have to?

Sorry if I'm too tricky.
  

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' This has nothing to do with the meanings of the other verbs you list.

— Mister Micawber

  • ' This has nothing to do with the meanings of the other verbs you list.
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I'm due to study English one hour every day -- This is a sentence unusual in meaning: 'Someone has scheduled one hour every day for me to study English.' This has nothing to do with the meanings of the other verbs you list.
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Thank you, but now I'm REALLY confused. What do you mean by "Someone has scheduled (sth) for me"? Does that mean that I am ordered to study English by someone? Can you give me some more usual examples for using "be due to"?

Thanks in advance
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What do you mean by "Someone has scheduled (sth) for me"? Does that mean that I am ordered to study English by someone?-- Yes, or otherwise strictly scheduled. The train is due to arrive at 8:31.

Can you give me some more usual examples for using "be due to"?-- It has another use, as an adjective meaning 'caused by': The rain is due to the low front centered ov
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