Must not have meaning prohibition
Hello,
Do these sentences mean the same?
"You can't ever have eaten any meat in order to be allowed to enter."
"You mustn't ever have eaten any meat e in order to be allowed to enter."
It should mean that if you have never eaten any meat, you will be allowed to enter.
Are both options possible
Thanks for answering!
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anonymous Do these sentences mean the same? I interpret them the same, but they are not natural. anonymous Are both options possible Where is your question mark?
- anonymous Do these sentences mean the same?
- I interpret them the same, but they are not natural.
- anonymous Are both options possible Where is your question mark?
- "Must … in order to" doesn't work.
- There are many ways to put it, but these two sentences are not among them.
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anonymousDo these sentences mean the same?
I interpret them the same, but they are not natural.
anonymousAre both options possible
Where is your question mark?
"Must … in order to" doesn't work. There are many ways to put it, but these two sentences are not among them.
0Some natural English sentences:
If you have ever eaten meat, you will not be allowed to enter.
Only people who have never eaten meat can enter.
At the entry, you will be asked to sign an affidavit that you have never consumed meat. Those who cannot sign it truthfully cannot enter.
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