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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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shouldn`t or mustn`t

What is the more proper thing to say? I shouldn`t quit or I mustn`t quit.
i shouldn`t quit is almost the same, but it is different from I shouldn`t have quit . Right? Because I shouldn`t have quit means you`ve quit and you are no longer doing that activity, and I shouldn`t quit means that you shouldn`t quit your current activity.
  

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I will be really thankful to the person that responds to my question. Also is it I will be really thankful or I would be really thankful? I think that it is "I will be" because I`m going to do it, whereas if I use "I would be", it will mean that it is not certain wheret I will thank or not.

— Kimthames

  • I will be really thankful to the person that responds to my question.
  • Also is it I will be really thankful or I would be really thankful?
  • I think that it is "I will be" because I`m going to do it, whereas if I use "I would be", it will mean that it is not certain wheret I will thank or not.
  • Is that right?
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I will be really thankful to the person that responds to my question.
Also is it I will be really thankful or I would be really thankful?
I think that it is "I will be" because I`m going to do it, whereas if I use "I would be", it will mean that it is not certain wheret I will thank or not. Is that right?
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AnonymousWhat is the more proper thing to say? I shouldn`t quit or I mustn`t quit.
In American English it would more likely be I shouldn't quit.

I shouldn't quit. ~ It is not a good idea for me to quit. It is not advisable for me to quit.
I mustn't quit. ~ It is my duty not to quit. It is my duty to form a firm intention not
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kimthamesAlso is it I will be really thankful or I would be really thankful?
'would be' sounds a little nicer.
kimthamesif I use "I would be", it will mean that it is not certain wheret I will thank or not. Is that right?
No. In this kind of context "would be" is simply more deferential (more respectful to the person you ar
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I got it!
So the sentence: "I shouldn`t quit trying rescuing them!" is wrong. But the sentence "I musn`t quit trying rescuing them!" will be right in this case.
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kimthamesI musn`t quit trying rescuing them!" will be right in this case.
We try to avoid two -ings in a row if possible.

I would say I mustn't quit trying to rescue them.

CJ
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