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What is the difference between should and ought to ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between should and ought to ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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There is not much difference between them but people use “should” more often because it fits more
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There is not much difference between them but people use “should” more often because it fits more
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“Should” is more common than “ought”
“ought” and “should” mean the same thing. But “ought” is formal and “should” is not.
I ought to clean today. - formal (less common)
I should clean today. - informal (common)
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