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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

will not / must not

01. You will not leave this house without my permission.02br
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002 You must not leave this house without my permission.02br
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00What's the difference between the above two sentences?0-
  

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02br 02br 00I prefer to use "must" with severe events that have currently happened. 02br 02br 00For future reference, "have" can be used with important but not as critical events. I have to see a doctor about this.

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  • 02br 02br 00I prefer to use "must" with severe events that have currently happened.
  • 02br 02br 00For future reference, "have" can be used with important but not as critical events.
  • I have to see a doctor about this.
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0 Severity.02br
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00Will not is like a rule, a parent telling a child that they cannot leave without their permission.02br
00You must not is a strong recommendation, a friend telling another friend (perhaps drunk at a party and might drive off in someone's car).02br
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00I prefer to use "must" with severe events that have currently happen
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0 The social status of the speaker and listener come into it.02br
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00 The first could not be said to a superior, nor comfortably to an equal. It assumes the listener is an inferior.02br
00 The second could not be said to a superior, either, but it might be said to an equal or an inferior.02br
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00 The first projects a great deal of e
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0 The social status of the speaker and listener come01font00s02font00 into it.0-
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01i00The social statuses of the speaker and listener come into it.02i02br
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