• mostNONheinous
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    9 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

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      9 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.

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      9 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.

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        9 months ago

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