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		yakshaving_jgt on Dec 9, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Must and Must Not: On writing documentation I think the more illustrative comparison in English here would be "you must not" vs "it is not a must to".

PeterisP on Dec 9, 2019 [–]

The difference between "must not" vs "need not"; in some languages the equivalent word functions like english "need".

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