wotcha Senior Member Joined Jun 29, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Korean Home Country South Korea Current Location South Korea Jan 22, 2013 #1 1. You must have called her. 2. You should have called her. Is 1 same in meaning with 2? or, Is 2 grammatical and make sense?
1. You must have called her. 2. You should have called her. Is 1 same in meaning with 2? or, Is 2 grammatical and make sense?
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jan 22, 2013 #2 They do not mean the same thing.
wotcha Senior Member Thread starter Joined Jun 29, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Korean Home Country South Korea Current Location South Korea Jan 22, 2013 #3 SoothingDave said: They do not mean the same thing. Click to expand... Does Sentence 1 mean "I'm sure that you called her" ?
SoothingDave said: They do not mean the same thing. Click to expand... Does Sentence 1 mean "I'm sure that you called her" ?
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jan 22, 2013 #4 wotcha said: Does Sentence 1 mean "I'm sure that you called her" ? Click to expand... Yes. Something has led you to believe that he had indeed called her. #2 is expressing that he did not call.
wotcha said: Does Sentence 1 mean "I'm sure that you called her" ? Click to expand... Yes. Something has led you to believe that he had indeed called her. #2 is expressing that he did not call.
5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Jan 22, 2013 #5 The title of the thread, "You must not have called her", is not very natural in BrE. If we are talking about the logical certainty of not calling, we normally express it as 'You can't have called her".
The title of the thread, "You must not have called her", is not very natural in BrE. If we are talking about the logical certainty of not calling, we normally express it as 'You can't have called her".