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theasisatoday at 9:46 AM2 repliesview on HN

> Probably someone who never confuses “empathy” and “sympathy” while also carefully distinguishing between “should” and “ought”.

What do you mean by this?


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throwaway1058today at 9:59 AM

I feel "ought" is stronger and is something that is expected of you, but English is not my native language.

"You should drink more water"

"You ought to help your sick mother"

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perching_aixtoday at 10:39 AM

Not sure what's giving you a pause there?

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