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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Must have vs Had to have

Could you say both the following?

1 He must have had a better hand than you/yours to risk all his chips. (poker)

2 He had to have a better hand than you/yours to risk all his chips.

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alc24 Could you say both the following? 1 He must have had a better hand than you/yours to risk all his chips. (poker) 2 He had to have a better hand than you/yours to risk all his chips.

— CalifJim

  • alc24 Could you say both the following?
  • 1 He must have had a better hand than you/yours to risk all his chips.
  • (poker) 2 He had to have a better hand than you/yours to risk all his chips.
  • You can say both.
  • But to make the second closer in meaning to the first, I think most people would add another had in the second one, like this: He had to have had a better hand than you to risk all his chips.
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alc24Could you say both the following?

1 He must have had a better hand than you/yours to risk all his chips. (poker)

2 He had to have a better hand than you/yours to risk all his chips.
You can say both. But to make the second closer in meaning to the first, I think most people would add another had in the second one, like this
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