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    express necessity

    Kommentar
    Imagine the following situation:

    You are at a party and it's getting late. You are going to tell a friend of yours your intention to leave the party.

    1. I really must be going.
    - This seems to be the grammatically best possibility.

    2. I really have to go now.
    - Spontaneous I would express my intention this way, I'm pretty sure.

    3. I really must go now.
    - I'm not sure anymore if this sentence is grammatically correct or not.

    Maybe a question which can only be answered by native speakers. Provided that all three sentences are correct, is there really a difference between them? When I hear each of them I now just one thing. I have no idea why, I have no idea if he's just bored or if there is another reason for it but i know: : 'He will leave the party'.

    Sorry to bother but I've been dogged by these thoughts for all day long :)
    Verfassernec15 Jul. 08, 21:51
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    All three are correct, of course, and the differences between them are minimal at best, I'd say. The first one is probably the most "proper" way of saying this, while the other two (and I don't see any difference at all between those) might carry a slight undertone of impatience, depending on how they're said.
    #1Verfasser dude (253248) 15 Jul. 08, 22:15
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    That's what I've thought. Thanks dude.
    #2Verfassernec15 Jul. 08, 22:25
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    For anyone else who reads this:


    dude was correct, all three are correct grammatically. I'm from the northeastern United States and, to me, there is a subtle difference in the tone of them.


    1. I really must be going.

    This is the most formal, the most polite, and the most friendly.


    2. I really have to go now.

    This one is more forceful because of the "now". I would not use this unless I had already said #1 and then I still didn't get to leave (for whatever reason) and need to emphasize that now was the time I had to leave, not soon, and I would emphasize the word "really", as in "I really have to go, now."


    3. I really must go now.

    This one doesn't sound very natural to me because "really must" just... sounds like it came from a 1950's movie. Instead, I would say "I really MUST go" or "I REALLY must get going". The tone of how this was said would change the meaning. It could very, very firm or even rude, but if said with a fun, flirty air it'd be a super dramatic way of expressing unwillingness to leave/regret at having to leave.

    #3Verfasser Arachnophobian (1081900) 27 Jan. 22, 23:00
     
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