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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Difference

"Two minutes. I just have to go to the bathroom."

"You need to wait"(1)/"You'll need to wait"(2)/"You have to wait."(3)/"You'll have to wait."(4)

"I can't."

"You have to. We need to go now. We can't be late."

Do the four options differ in meaning or are they basically the same? Please list them in order starting with the one which would be used more often? Thank you a lot.

  

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In this context I would naturally say "You'll have to wait". I don't think I would naturally use the others, but in this context they would be understood to mean essentially the same thing.

  • In this context I would naturally say "You'll have to wait".
  • I don't think I would naturally use the others, but in this context they would be understood to mean essentially the same thing.
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In this context I would naturally say "You'll have to wait". I don't think I would naturally use the others, but in this context they would be understood to mean essentially the same thing.

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