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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
non-subjective "have to".
I read somewhere that have to is not a modal verb and so is not subjective, as must is. Is that correct? Is that why there is no subjectivity in things such as "I have to leave right now"?
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Where are "must" and "have to" different ? "have to" is vebr "must" if you want to use you need adding a vebr? like I have to do something must be to do may others have the best option
- Where are "must" and "have to" different ?
- "have to" is vebr "must" if you want to use you need adding a vebr?
- like I have to do something must be to do may others have the best option
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Alln the best:
Sorry i can't got you,But i guess that you maybe want to ask
1.Where are "must" and "have to" different ?
"have to" is vebr
"must" if you want to use you need adding a vebr?
like
I have to do something
must be to do
may others have the best option
Sorry i can't got you,But i guess that you maybe want to ask
1.Where are "must" and "have to" different ?
"have to" is vebr
"must" if you want to use you need adding a vebr?
like
I have to do something
must be to do
may others have the best option
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What you read is right. "I have to do" is used to express non-subjective or externally forced obligations and "I must do" is used to express subjective or internally forced obligations. You can know the difference through the examples given in Swan's Basic English Usage as follows:
"This is a lovely party, but we have to go home because of the babysitter."
"This is a terrible par
"This is a lovely party, but we have to go home because of the babysitter."
"This is a terrible par
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Paco,
That explanation leaves me wondering how to interpret "must" with second or third person subjects.
I/we must ... seems clearly to allow "internal obligation", since the speaker is the subject of the sentence, but what about "You must stop insisting that ...". Since this is an imperative, i.e., inherently an obligation imposed by some external command, how is it t
That explanation leaves me wondering how to interpret "must" with second or third person subjects.
I/we must ... seems clearly to allow "internal obligation", since the speaker is the subject of the sentence, but what about "You must stop insisting that ...". Since this is an imperative, i.e., inherently an obligation imposed by some external command, how is it t
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Hello CJ
What Michael Swan said is:
Must and have to are not exactly the same. We usually use must to give or ask for orders - the obligation comes from the person who is speaking or listening. We use have (got) to to talk about an obligation that comes from 'outside' -- perhaps because of a law, or a rule, or an agreement, or becaus
What Michael Swan said is:
Must and have to are not exactly the same. We usually use must to give or ask for orders - the obligation comes from the person who is speaking or listening. We use have (got) to to talk about an obligation that comes from 'outside' -- perhaps because of a law, or a rule, or an agreement, or becaus
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One use of "must" is epistemic " I must leave now or I'll be late" and another deontic "You must leave now or he'll get angry".
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Both of your examples are of deontic "must".
Epistemic "must" is seen in this: I see you're from Spain so you must speak Spanish.
CJ
Epistemic "must" is seen in this: I see you're from Spain so you must speak Spanish.
CJ
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I guess that depends on the way you interpret the "It's late, I must go if I'm to reach the bus." type statements. In the epistemic interpretation, the speaker makes a deduction from the facts known to him and takes a stance upon the truth those facts.
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I see you're from Spain so you must speak Spanish.
Yes, you're right. ("must" is epistemic).
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I see you're from Spain so you must speak Spanish.
OK, I will do what you say. ("must" is deontic)
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Yes, you're right. ("must" is epistemic).
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I see you're from Spain so you must speak Spanish.
OK, I will do what you say. ("must" is deontic)
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