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Speaker 1: You must check out today's podcast. It's an absolute must

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and for your own good you must not skip any

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part of this episode. You must be wondering why I

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just said that, so let's find out.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from

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New York City. And here's your English teacher, Michael.

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Speaker 1: All right, thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael

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here from Happy English and I help people speak English better.

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This is Happy English Podcast, Episode eight thirteen. Six Ways

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to use Must Today, we're talking about a small word

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that carries a lot of weight must must just for letters,

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but it has several meanings depending on how you use it.

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And yeah, it's used a lot in both formal and

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casual English, so it's a good one to learn. Well,

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let's get right into it. First off. Must can show necessity,

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like something you absolutely have to do if you're going

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to travel internationally you must have a passport, no passport,

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no flight, simple as that. Or at work, someone might

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say you must wear your ID badge in the building.

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That means it's required, it's not optional. When must is

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used this way, it has a strong formal sound, like

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there's a law or a set rule that you need

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to follow without exception. You must wear a suit and

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tie when you visit a client. That's the company rule.

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And you must wear a seatbelt when you drive, that's

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the law. Now. Very closely related to that is must

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not and must not shows prohibition in other words, something

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that is not allowed, also because there is a law

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or a set rule that you need to follow, Like

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you must not smoke in this building. Nope, no smoking,

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not in the hallway, not in the bathroom, nowhere. You

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must not smoke in this building. That's the rule. And

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when you fly, you must not bring fireworks or other

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flammable items with you or in your checked baggage. Not

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only is that prohibited, it's common sense right. Or at

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a museum the sign might say you must not touch

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the artwork. Again, it's not just a suggestion, it's a rule.

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So those are the clear rule based meanings of must.

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But must is also used when you're pretty sure about something.

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Let's say your coworker has been staying late every night

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and working weekends. You might say, wow, you must be exhausted.

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In other words, I'm pretty sure you're exhausted. Or if

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someone's laughing and smiling at their phone, you could say

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you must be watching something funny. You're not one hundred

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percent sure, but you're using logic to guess and you're confident.

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And the opposite form must not is used when you're

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pretty sure something is not a certain way, Like that

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restaurant is never crowded, the food must not be too good.

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When you have an empty restaurant, even on the weekend,

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there must be some problem, right. That's what this use

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of must and must not shows. You're pretty sure about something.

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Here's another interesting one. We use must to show irritation

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or frustration. We usually use must this way as a question,

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and the tone and intonation is important. Like imagine you're

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in the library trying to focus on studying and someone

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is clicking their pen non stop. You might snap and say,

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must you do that right now? It's kind of like

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saying do you really have to do that? But it

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sounds more annoyed. Another one might be must you interrupt

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me every five minutes? It's not a genuine question, it's

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more of a complaint. Must you make so much noise

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when you eat? How rude? Okay, let's take a breather

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with a sweeter meaning of must, And that's a strong

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suggestion or recommendation. Like you know, when you have a

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piece of cake and it's just the best thing you

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ever tasted. You might tell your friend, ah, you must

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taste this cake. It's incredible. You're not forcing them and

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there's no rule, but you're using must to emphasize that

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you really want them to follow your suggestion you must

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taste this cake. Or when a friend visits your city,

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you might say something like, oh, you must check out

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that new museum downtown. It's totally worth it. You're not

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giving a command, you're just really encouraging them to do it.

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And finally, must can be a noun. Yep, it's not

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just a verb, and as a noun, ah must means

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something that's necessary or essential. Like if you're going hiking

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in these mountains, you might say good boots are a must,

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or if it's the middle of the summer in Manhattan,

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well water and sunscreen are a must. It's like saying,

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don't even think about going without these things. And speaking

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of the Big Apple, trying a slice of dollar pizza, well,

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for sure that's a must. So to wrap it up,

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must can be a rule, a guess, a compliment, a suggestion,

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or even a thing you need. That's a lot for

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one little word, right, and thanks for listening. You must

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come back for the next episode see what I did there.

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