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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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What is the difference between must and should?
  

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"Must" is very "strong" : you must pay your taxes, stop your car at the red light, must eat, must submit to airport searches. "must" = Do this. If you don't, you will be in big trouble.

  • "Must" is very "strong" : you must pay your taxes, stop your car at the red light, must eat, must submit to airport searches.
  • "must" = Do this.
  • If you don't, you will be in big trouble.
  • "Should" = it's a good idea.
  • But if you don't do it, maybe you will hurt yourself but probably other people (or the government) will not punish you: you should honor your parents, should eat slowly, should keep up with the news, you should bathe at least once a day, should visit a dentist once or twice a year, should learn a second language.
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"Must" is very "strong" : you must pay your taxes, stop your car at the red light, must eat, must submit to airport searches. "must" = Do this. If you don't, you will be in big trouble. "Should" = it's a good idea. But if you don't do it, maybe you will hurt yourself but probably other people (or the government) will not punish you: you should honor your parents, should eat slowly, should kee

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