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What is the difference between I must hurry and find an excuse. and I'd better hurry and find an excuse. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between I must hurry and find an excuse. and I'd better hurry and find an excuse. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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i must hurry: you are obligated to hurry, and you 'have' to be in a hurry
id better hurry, is like I 'should' hurry, if I dont who knows what is going to happen.
must has a more direct, heavier connotation than better.
But I feel like must is a bit old in my opinion, and better is the more used phrase nowadays.... I think
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Both have the same meaning, but "better" is used more frequently. "Must" sounds formal.

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