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Latest post Mon, Dec 8 2008 12:40 AM by Avangi. 2 replies.
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Avangi  +  607698 Mon, 08 Dec 08 12:13 AM
Could someone please offer a good, general, all-purpose definition of "modal," as we use it here?

Many thanks,   - A.
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AlpheccaStars  +  607710 Mon, 08 Dec 08 12:26 AM
Wiki has a good definition in WIctionary as well as Wiki itself. . Also see auxilliary verb. 

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/modal_auxiliary

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modal_auxiliary

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Avangi  +  607712 Mon, 08 Dec 08 12:40 AM
Thanks, Ms. Stars.  Those are helpful.  Yet it seems I hear the term also used when auxilliaries are not involved.  I don't have examples at the moment.  I was hoping for something more general.  Perhaps I'm mistaken.

Thanks again,  - A.
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