[austechwriter] Re: usage question: will vs would, shall vs should

  • From: Peter Sanders <psanders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:09:36 +0800

Hi

At 10:40 AM 15-07-03 +1000, you wrote:
>I think that Stuart Lecky is correct, "must" is a much stronger word than
>"shall" or "will" and adds strength to a policy statement.

True. However with a good choice of wording, the word "will" can be used as 
a very polite yet forceful way of saying "MUST"

Regards

Peter 

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