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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Must + have to + verb

I have seen the sentence "they must have to download the movies to watch them", I understand the meaning, I think so, I think it has the same meaning as in they must download the movies to watch them" or "they have to download the movies to watch them", is that right? Is this pattern grammatically correct?
  

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It is a bit odd, isn't it? 'Must' refers to the writer's confidence in making the assertion, while 'have to' refers to the downloaders' necessity. The structure is correct as it stands and carries more meaning than your two paraphrases.

— Mister Micawber

  • It is a bit odd, isn't it?
  • 'Must' refers to the writer's confidence in making the assertion, while 'have to' refers to the downloaders' necessity.
  • The structure is correct as it stands and carries more meaning than your two paraphrases.
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It is a bit odd, isn't it? 'Must' refers to the writer's confidence in making the assertion, while 'have to' refers to the downloaders' necessity. The structure is correct as it stands and carries more meaning than your two paraphrases.
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Yes I see what you mean. thank you. I think it is more meaningful like this: "I have just seen them downloading movies, their boss told them to watch the movies and they must have to download the movies". Here "they must have to download the movies to watch them" means "I think they have to download the movies to watch them", I think the meaning is fine here, right?
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AnonymousHere "they must have to download the movies to watch them" means "I think they have to download the movies to watch them", I think the meaning is fine here, right?
Right.
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I see that it is a right pattern grammatically and the meaning is not like "must" or "have to" but like "I think they have to download the movies to watch them". Thank you.
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