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Richard Deeming wrote:
In English, that's almost always written as "You must be ..." to
avoid precisely this problem. Poke tongue | ;-P
It is probably not up for negotiation. Even if it says "you oughta be".

Richard Deeming wrote:
SHOULD This word, or the adjective "RECOMMENDED", mean that there may
exist valid reasons in particular circumstances to ignore a particular item
RFC or not, the word "must" will also have valid reasons to ignore a particular item. Unless we are talking about unsigned numbers, there are no absolutes.

See the forum where code is "urgent" and "must" be finished by the next day. I should ignore those messages, must not redicule them. If I only could.. Roll eyes | :rolleyes:
Bastard Programmer from Hell Suspicious | :suss:
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]

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