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ESL forum > Grammar and Linguistics > Weak and strong form of modal verbs    

Weak and strong form of modal verbs



Baadache
Canada

Weak and strong form of modal verbs
 
Hi everybody, In pronunciarion.....
  I am confused about the weak and the strong form in the modal verbs as in :
   1. he mustn �t say that.
   2. he should have practised sport first.
  Which part of the verb is weak and which one is stron ? 
 Thank you in advance

13 Jan 2010      





Zora
Canada

Must is always stronger than should.


13 Jan 2010     



Mariethe House
France

He mustn �t say that!  Instead of: He must not say that!

He should �ve said that Instead of should have !

Is that what you mean. ? You are talking about pronunciation aren �t you? Or are you not?Wink

13 Jan 2010     



GeorginaSZ
China

You mentioned you were confused about the weak forms in pronunciation. Here the weak forms are  the "n �t" in "musn �t" and the " �ve" in "should �ve".

15 Jan 2010