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    The document appears to be describing levels of certainty or obligation associated with various modal verbs in English such as must, should, may, might, etc. It assigns numbers from 90 to 10 to each modal verb to indicate the strength of certainty or obligation implied by the verb. For example, "must" is assigned 90 to indicate the highest level of intrinsic obligation, while "may" is assigned 30 to indicate lower level present possibility.

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    The document appears to be describing levels of certainty or obligation associated with various modal verbs in English such as must, should, may, might, etc. It assigns numbers from 90 to 10 to each modal verb to indicate the strength of certainty or obligation implied by the verb. For example, "must" is assigned 90 to indicate the highest level of intrinsic obligation, while "may" is assigned 30 to indicate lower level present possibility.

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    Modals

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    The document appears to be describing levels of certainty or obligation associated with various modal verbs in English such as must, should, may, might, etc. It assigns numbers from 90 to 10 to each modal verb to indicate the strength of certainty or obligation implied by the verb. For example, "must" is assigned 90 to indicate the highest level of intrinsic obligation, while "may" is assigned 30 to indicate lower level present possibility.

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    % must have to 90 X

    intrinsic obligation: yourself (tiene) obligation: myself (debe)

    extrinsic deduction [DON T HAVE TO] if you like [MUSTN T] law XxX

    will would

    80 70 volition: intention/willingness

    deduction/prediction/logical certaintly [I WAS HAPPY WHEN HE LEFT, HE WOULD TALK ABOUT PEOPLE BEHIND THEIR BACKS]

    should ought to

    60 60

    advice/ obligation:responsability obligation:authority

    deduction [THEY SHOULD BE AT HOME BY NOW] [YOU SHOULD DO AS I SAY]

    possibility without reference can 50 [CAN WELL DO STH] what we think or feel now present possibility with reference to P_P_F permission/ ability could 40 [I COULD BE IN PARIS TOMORROW] Irritation [YOU COULD PRACTISE A BIT MORE]

    present possibility with reference to P_P_F may 30 permission (polite) [HOW MAY I HELP YOU] [YOU MIGHT WELL LIVE A LONG AND WEALTHY LIFE] [IT MAY BE A GOOD CONCERT] present possibility with reference to P_P_F/ irritation [YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT] [YOU MIGHT HAVE TOLD ME YOU WOULD BE COMING LATE]

    might

    20

    need

    Necessity [NEED I SAY MORE?]

    Don t need/have: no fue necessario, no lo hice Needn t have to: no fue necessario, pero lo hice Insistence [YOU SHALL DO AS I SAY] [HE SHALL BE PUNISHED]

    shall

    intention (1 person) [I SHAN T BE LONG] [WE SHALL LET YOU KNOW OUR DECISION] prediction

    dare

    unwillingness

    possibility

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