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Mihuandrei1991 Posted 9 years ago
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Can I say?

they must have given you a white stamp.

they should have given you a white stamp

Which one is correct?


Off topic:I was trying to make a joke at my black guy friend. We went in to a club and they gave him a black stamp and he is so black, I barely can't have seen the stamp on his hand.

  

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they must have given you a white stamp. they should have given you a white stamp Which one is correct? Only #2 makes it funny.

  • they must have given you a white stamp.
  • they should have given you a white stamp Which one is correct?
  • Only #2 makes it funny.
  • You need to start and end your sentence correctly.
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they must have given you a white stamp.

they should have given you a white stamp

Which one is correct? Only #2 makes it funny.


You need to start and end your sentence correctly.

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Both are correct English.

They must have given you a white stamp.
This means that you believe they gave him a white stamp, and your belief is based on some indirect evidence or reasoning (i.e. not something that you directly saw yourself).

They should have given you a white stamp.
This means that they didn't give him a white stamp, but you think it would have

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