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&lt;font color=red&gt;DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here.  Post them in our &lt;a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>XMOD (Build: 3616.28671)</generator><item><title>Re: modal verbs</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ModalVerbs/vrrkl/post.htm#334283</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:334283</guid><dc:creator>CalifJim</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ModalVerbs/vrrkl/post.htm#334283</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-334283.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>In the U.S., all four possibilities are acceptable. In approximate order, with most preferred first:  have to, should, must, need to.  need to is much less appropriate, however.  must sounds very British to me. If the test item is for a course in British English, I would say choose must . 
 
CJ</description></item><item><title>Re: modal verbs</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ModalVerbs/vrrkl/post.htm#334281</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:334281</guid><dc:creator>Maya2</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ModalVerbs/vrrkl/post.htm#334281</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-334281.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>You really  must  come and see us next time you´re here. We haven´t seen you for ages. 
  must  expresses moral obligation 
 should is correct too, as far as I am concerned</description></item><item><title>Re: modal verbs</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ModalVerbs/vrrkl/post.htm#334275</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:334275</guid><dc:creator>Yoong Liat</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ModalVerbs/vrrkl/post.htm#334275</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-334275.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Webi wrote:    
 You really ............. come and see us next time you´re here. We haven´t seen you for ages. 
 The possibilities are: should, need to, must, have to 
 Could you please help me which to use and why? 
     
 You really should come and see us next time you´re here. We haven´t seen you for ages. 
 The writer says that the person he wrote to should come ...</description></item><item><title>modal verbs</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ModalVerbs/vrrkl/post.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:334265</guid><dc:creator>Webi</dc:creator><slash:comments>3</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ModalVerbs/vrrkl/post.htm</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-334265.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>You really ............. come and see us next time you´re here. We haven´t seen you for ages. 
 The possibilities are: should, need to, must, have to 
 Could you please help me which to use and why?</description></item></channel></rss>