Tarheel, a speaker of AmE, as is clear from his personal details, was not 'mistaken'.I'm sorry but I'm afraid that you are mistaken.
There is no information in your personal details about the language you speak. Someone who has set "native language" to language A can use language B on the forum. It's even possible to forget one's native language.Tarheel, a speaker of AmE, as is clear from is personal details, was not 'mistaken'.
Of course there is! It's under everyone's avatar. Tarheel's quite clearly says "American English". Yours says "Polish".There is no information in your personal details about the language you speak.
As a rule, the native English speakers here answer questions based on their personal variant of English.Someone who has set "native language" to language A can use language B on the forum.
Under what circumstances would that happen?It's even possible to forget one's native language.
"I need fill in a form" doesn't sound right to me.I'm sorry but I'm afraid that you are mistaken. "to" is not necessary in that sentence.
It isn't, but Erbista was talking about 'I wonder if I need fill in a form.'"I need fill in a form" doesn't sound right to me.
I'm sorry but I'm afraid that you are mistaken. "to" is not necessary in that sentence.
I can see nothing about the language that they speak.This appears to the left of every post Tarheel submits:
@Tarheel
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Joined Jun 16, 2014
Member Type ,,,,,, Interested in Language
Native Language .American English
Home Country .....United States
Current Location .. United States
This is "native language". It does say nothing about the language I speak. My native language is Polish but all my texts on this forum are in English.Of course there is! It's under everyone's avatar. Tarheel's quite clearly says "American English". Yours says "Polish".
Well, if you are born in, for example, China and after 10 years you move to, for example, Mexico and have no contact with Chinese it is very likely that over time you will forget Chinese and Spanish will be the language you know best.Under what circumstances would that happen?
I guess it was Michael SwanWho told you this?
No, I didn'tDid you make up that sentence yourself?
The use of "if"what makes you think it's okay to use 'need' as a modal verb in a context such as this?
I guess it was Michael Swan
No, I didn't
The use of "if"
The first and main question in this thread has only received a very general answer.Is there still a question here in this thread?
But since you wrote that I don't expect anymore that anything helpful will appear in this thread.To go into the specifics of the modality of necessity is too deep, too complex, and beyond the scope of this thread.
My question is: what are the differences in meaning between the ordinary/lexical "need" and the modal "need" and "have to"?So what exactly is your question?
My question is: what are the differences in meaning between the ordinary/lexical "need" and the modal "need" and "have to"?
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