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Old 03-Sep-2007, 04:23
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Default Re: he need_ not / he doesn't need

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Originally Posted by muribad View Post
Thank you for clearing that up for me.
It's a relief to find that sometimes the simpliest answer is the good one.

So you can use interchangeably "He needn't go" and "He doesn't need to go" with no difference in meaning.

But I suppose "He doesn't need to ...." is more usual ?



And then, why should they begin their article by depending on the sense ?
"He doesn't need to ....." probably is more commonly said.

I am not sure what "Depending on the sense," means, but then it goes on to talk about main and auxillary verbs. However, the 'explanation' given is very bad, and you should ignore it.

main verb...He needs money. He needs some help.
auxillary verb...He (needs to)(has to)(must) study more.
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