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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/14/2016 5:40 PM, Lieven wrote:<br>
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<blockquote cite="mid:7021fdae-4e37-01c6-cc0b-f7f3d759d5de@gmx.de"
type="cite">I only see that canon examples sometimes use "must"
and sometimes "need". Maybe it's me again proving my lack of
english knowledge that you see more than I do? Or is this up to
personal interpretation?
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<p><a href="http://www.engvid.com/modals-of-necessity/">Here's</a>
an excellent video explanation of the difference between <i>need</i>
and <i>have to</i> (and <i>have to</i> equals <i>must</i>). It
says that <i>have to</i> focuses on the consequences of not doing
something, while <i>need</i> focuses on the benefit of doing
something. If you <i>have to</i> do something, there is some
agency requiring it of you; this is not the case with <i>need.</i><br>
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<p>However, the reality isn't all that clear-cut. People interchange
<i>need, must,</i> and <i>have to</i> all the time.</p>
<p>For instance, while <b>nIteb SuvnIS DevwI'<i> </i></b>is
translated with <i>must</i> instead of <i>need,</i> there is no
sense in this sentence that any agency is imposing lone-fighting
on a leader; rather, it's saying that a leader has a personal
necessity of lone-fighting. So don't count too much on these terms
having distinct meanings when used in colloquial English.</p>
<p>Now, if someone wants to pull up a few instances of <b>-nIS</b>
being used where an agency is imposing an action and consequences
of failure on the subject, and not just instances where the
English translation uses <i>must,</i> I'll be happy to revise my
opinion.<br>
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