In some areas, for instance, ought to occurs more frequently than in others [emphasis mine - Alex B.]" (p. 233). However, we can observe general, supra-dialectal trends: ought is more common …

2019年3月9日 · There's a use of the word "ought" from the Bible I don't understand. I've highlighted the relevant word: Acts 4:32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one …

This alternation of ought not go vs ought not to go resembles the behavior of need and dare, which are also Negative Polarity Items as modals, though with a different syntax. Outside …

2016年3月4日 · As a result of this, the following "rule" is valid for remembering the modern English spelling of past participles that end in -aught/-ought: the spelling -aught contains the …

2015年3月29日 · For instance, I am supposed to/ought to learn English today. I don't have to learn english today, but to me it would be very useful if I learned English today because I could …

2019年10月2日 · The use of "aught" and "ought" to mean "zero" is very much proscribed as the word "aught" actually means the opposite of "naught": "anything". This may be due to …

oughta (ought to) betcha (bet you) lemme (let me) tseasy (it's easy) willya (will you) Inasmuch as English Language speakers (just like the speakers of any natural language) have a tendency …

2011年6月29日 · ought < OE āhtan; fought < OE feaht/fuhte/fohten; daughter (variants dofter, dafter) < OE dohtor Very nearly, "ough" is pronounced /ɔː/ in all words and only words spelled …

2024年9月18日 · no better than you should (or ought to) be - regarded as sexually promiscuous or of doubtful moral character. This phrase dates back to the early 17th century. Used typically of …

The modals verbs are [can], [may], [will], [shall], [ought], [must]. All of them show historical change in usage and in meaning: preterite forms are no longer restricted to past tense (and present …