When can I use "HAVE TO" and when can I use "MUST"?
2007-01-29 05:30:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
well there is no big difference between them. i think they both mean the same thing
2007-01-29 05:35:48 · answer #1 · answered by beauty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have the same meaning. You can use either one.
I have to go home at 4 o'clock.
I must go home at 4 o'clock.
I have to write a letter to Jim.
I must write a letter to Jim.
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2007-01-29 17:44:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically it means the same. But you will use 'must' only if it's more like an order to someone, and 'have to' is more like polite version. For example, you wouldn't say to your boss: you must sign this. Because he would think: who the heck you think you are to tell me this?? But if you say: you have to sign this, it sounds like: you should sign this because it's mandatory, not because I'm telling you to.
2007-01-29 16:13:59 · answer #3 · answered by Kontesa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MUST is obligatory....compulsory
HAVE TO is optional...
For instance, you say
You MUST graduate with high grades to go to HARVARD...
You HAVE to do your homework to succeed...
Above examples should be fair...in the sense that:
Without High Grades, you will never be admitted into Harvard...
Without Doing your Homework, you could still make it & succeed.
2007-01-29 13:43:22 · answer #4 · answered by FOREVER AUTUMN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋