are to vs have to

Why “Must” Isn’t Something You Do “A modal verb doesn’t tell you what’s happening.It tells you what the speaker feels should be happening.”— Tymur Levitin Author’s Column — Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning, and RespectPart of the series: Grammar Is Meaning, Not Rules Modality Is Not About the Verb — It’s About the Speaker In our previous […]