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Seraph42 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Can "must have" be used for obligation.

Someone said to me, "You must've asked what I meant rather than jumping into conclusion"


I think must've is used for strong probability in the past, not for obligation.

For example: "You must've heard of coronavirus" (I'm certain you did).


So in this case, the person should've said. "You SHOULD HAVE asked what I meant". Not MUST HAVE

  

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seraph42 So in this case, the person should've said. "You SHOULD HAVE asked what I meant". Not MUST HAVE Yes.

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seraph42So in this case, the person should've said. "You SHOULD HAVE asked what I meant". Not MUST HAVE

Yes.

"You should have asked what I meant, rather than jumping to a conclusion."

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seraph42I think must've is used for strong probability in the past, not for obligation.

Right. "Had to" is for obligation.

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