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Originally Posted by tdol Would you use 'It is better that he know'?  |
Possibly. I am hestitant to be more definite, because it is not a type of sentence I use often, so absent context I can't be sure.
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Originally Posted by tdol In BE, we put 'should' in to avoid the present subjunctive, so to us it means more or less the same. |
In AE I don't think we use should that often. That is, it is used in admonitory sentences, e.g.: "You should mind your manners." Or in conditionals: "He should be here by 5 o'clock."
Maybe Mike will come by and comment on this one.
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