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[-] mostNONheinous@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Nobody uses aughts the way they ought to anymore.

Edit: Apparently I have not used Ought to the way I should have. TIL

[-] BluesF@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

That article is confusing, the title suggests there's a difference in how "should" and "ought" are used, but besides the fact that "ought" sometimes comes with "to" there doesn't seem to be one.

[-] MagicShel@programming.dev 3 points 6 months ago

The usage of ought is perfectly cromulent. I'd've cut the sentence before the "to" -it's punchier that way. Dictionaries are descriptive and not prescriptive. Fuck the man; write beautiful words.

[-] mostNONheinous@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yeah, in the Midwest ought or ought to and should are the same thing pretty much no matter what.

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