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Hanuman_2000 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Objective vs subjective

Hello,

"Ought to" has an objective meaning whereas "should " has is more subjective.

Example :

We ought to / should save water.

We out to save money but we are unable to.( In this sentence "should" will not be appropriate.)

I could not understand the meaning of "objective" and "subjective" usage of these modals.

Could any one here explain it?
Thanks.
  

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Hi For me there is no difference in meaning subjective or objective in ought to or should. Actually I don't think I've ever used ought to over should ever. In fact I would never use ought to, it seems rather old fashioned.

— KatrinaB

  • Hi For me there is no difference in meaning subjective or objective in ought to or should.
  • Actually I don't think I've ever used ought to over should ever.
  • In fact I would never use ought to, it seems rather old fashioned.
  • htm Hope this helps.
  • Katrina
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Hi

For me there is no difference in meaning subjective or objective in ought to or should. Actually I don't think I've ever used ought to over should ever. In fact I would never use ought to, it seems rather old fashioned. Anyhow if you'd like to read some more have a look at this link:- ht
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I think there are some subtle differences between "should" and "ought to" (in comparable usage I mean; there are some cases when one can't be substituted for the other at all). However, I think that characterising "ought to" as "objective" and "should" as "subjective" is dubious. Unlike Katrina I do use "ought to" and I do not find it old-fashioned. It is possible that there are regional usage dif
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