Should and ought to

Hi,
'should' generally means that u must compulsorily do something whereas 'ought' usually means the same as 'should' but 'ought' si less stronger than 'should'. 'ought' generally means that u have to do it.
hope that helps

hi
I find in the grammar book something that is totally oppositte to what you have written. The grammar book says that "ought to" is stronger than "should".

I am confused.

let's see how the experts answer it.
Thanks

Ought to is stronger and more formal. "You ought to forget that matter".

Dear Maj,

I have read some of your posts. you have a very good sense of humour.thanks

But "ought to", as the grammar book says, suggests authority

So "you ought to forget that matter" in this context will not be a fit thing to say.

Thanks. By the way can you please let me know how i can get suzi, or hithhiker or mike to explain it?

Thank you again

Dear bubu,

Maybe I should have given the sentence a context. " You ought to forget that matter as it has no relevance at present. Feel happier now?

Cheers.

I heard your call!

These modal verbs are tricky, and lots of native users will disagree about the exact use, because they indicate very subtle shades of meaning!

In this case, about uniform: "should" suggests more complusion than "ought" but both suggest that other people will be expecting you to wear your uniform.

"ought to" is often used to hint something that you

and this link looks very good too - tho I've not fully explored it:

http://www.englishpage.com/modals/modalintro.html

Thank you suzi for the advice

0 hi,there!in my opinion there is no diffrence between `should` and `ought to`.they both mean the same and are used ,when you want to give an advice. 0-

Should and ought to have the same meaning ,but make sure to use should in negative,question and in short stetments ,in thes cause you don't use ought to.