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Rule of thumb when speaking or writing: replace "should" with "could". Simple way to avoid implying obligation.
by shoo 6y ago
Rule of thumb when speaking or writing: replace "should" with "could". Simple way to avoid implying obligation.
- hewrin10 6y agoSo we "should" replace "should" with "could"? XD
- shoo 6y agoYou could.
- dividedbyzero 6y agoI would.
- Qwertious 6y ago"could" is true but irrelevant and therefore implies subtext. I don't think "could" would be much better, it ought to just be re-phrased as a suggestion in the first place.