Should have or may have
All parents (1) should have received a copy of information about the Westfield High School Wildfire Action Plan sent home with students at the start of the year. It is vital that all students and staff know what to do (2) should we face a wildfire.
(1) Contextually, do you think the first underlined phrase changed to "may have received".
The "should have received" sounds like regretting about not having received.
(2) Is the second underlined phrase correct? Is it like "if we face a wildfire"? If it's got that meaning, is it correct grammatically?
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deborahjeong (1) Contextually, do you think the first underlined phrase changed to "may have received". No. The remark is more confident than that.
- deborahjeong (1) Contextually, do you think the first underlined phrase changed to "may have received".
- No.
- The remark is more confident than that.
- deborahjeong The "should have received" sounds like regretting about not having received.
- No, it does not to me.
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deborahjeong(1) Contextually, do you think the first underlined phrase changed to "may have received".
No. The remark is more confident than that.
deborahjeongThe "should have received" sounds like regretting about not having received.
No, it does not to me. It means that the speaker knows the information was sen
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