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Subject:RE: Should vs. Will, Must and Can From:bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 3 Jan 2002 09:59:48 -0600
I question his contention that "should" is nicer than "must" anyway. To me, "should" has judgmental overtones when used as part of an instruction.
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From: Jane Carnall [mailto:jane -dot- carnall -at- digitalbridges -dot- com]
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 9:36 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Should vs. Will, Must and Can
However, the developer in question has said before that he thinks it's nicer
to say "should" than "must". Is there a nice way to say that I think it's
better to be clear than nice?
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