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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Should vs must
I just had a meeting with an irish guy, and we discussed one of my procedures which I wrote recently. There was a section where he recommended that I should replace the word "should" with the word "must" and to be honest I couldn't see the difference both words can give to the sentence.
So my question is what is the difference between these 2 statements:
• All cheques should be made payable to xxx."
• All cheques must be made payable to xxx."
Don't they both imply the same thing, that cheques are to be made payable to xxx and no one else?
So my question is what is the difference between these 2 statements:
• All cheques should be made payable to xxx."
• All cheques must be made payable to xxx."
Don't they both imply the same thing, that cheques are to be made payable to xxx and no one else?
Top answer
" It's a very good idea to do so, and it might be morally or socially right, but it is not mandatory. " It is mandatory, and you can be punished if you don't do it.
- " It's a very good idea to do so, and it might be morally or socially right, but it is not mandatory.
- " It is mandatory, and you can be punished if you don't do it.
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Anonymous• All cheques should be made payable to ***."It's a very good idea to do so, and it might be morally or socially right, but it is not mandatory.
Anonymous• All cheques must be made payable to ***."It is mandatory, and you can be punished if you don't do it.
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