- 8 Apr 2004
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Dear American English speakers,
do you ever use "must" or "must not (mustn't)"?
An American from another language forum says,
No one really says mustn't. Technically the sentence is correct but it's not current. We would say "don't open this box yet" or "you shouldn't open this box now"
Then I ask:
Oh, really? Thanks for the help、Jennifer.Is it that Americans never use "mustn't" or "must not"?
She answered:
We really don't use either. It's a bit old world. My grandfather might say it
("World" means "word, I think)
Hirashin
do you ever use "must" or "must not (mustn't)"?
An American from another language forum says,
No one really says mustn't. Technically the sentence is correct but it's not current. We would say "don't open this box yet" or "you shouldn't open this box now"
Then I ask:
Oh, really? Thanks for the help、Jennifer.Is it that Americans never use "mustn't" or "must not"?
She answered:
We really don't use either. It's a bit old world. My grandfather might say it
("World" means "word, I think)
Hirashin