In message <alpine.OSX.2.01.1603301022030.6545@rabdullah.local>, Ole Jacobsen
writes:
On Wed, 30 Mar 2016, Pat Thaler wrote:
"must" has multiple meanings - it can indicate a requirement but it also
can be used to state the inevitable: e.g., "What goes up must come down."
Though in general, I'm not a fan of writing in all caps, "MUST" removes the
ambiguity indicating that it is to be understood as defined, rather than
having its regular English meaning.
All caps for the words also helps the requirement statements stand out when
scanning through a document.
+1
A few years ago I stayed in a B&B in England. The owner asked me: "Do
you require toast in the morning?" This particular use of "require"
is not commonly used in the US (at least not on the West Coast) unless
toast is some kind of medical substance.
All of which goes to show that words have different meaning and also
different USAGE, often location-based.
"table" can mean "to put aside" or to "make the focus of discussion"
or can be the actual physical item.
Ole
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