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kjol
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 Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:20 pm Post subject: "should have been" = "must have been"? |
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| Does "That should have been interesting." have the same meaning as "That must have been interesting."? |
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myprofe
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:04 am Post subject: should and must |
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In these two examples should refers to obligation and must refers to probability.
John is late.
He should have arrived by now. He was supposed to arrive. He was scheduled to arrive.
Something must have happened to him. This is a logical conclusion. This is the most probable/likely explanation for him not being here.
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