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		rincewind on June 18, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 'They say Chinese is difficult - European language... "Du musst nicht." is "You don't have to" It is a difference in operator precedence. Pseudo-Prolog example following) `not(obligation(you, action)) vs. obligation(you, not(action))`

eru on June 18, 2010 [–]

Yes, "Have to" and "Muessen" makes the idiom of negation easier to translate. I also agree with your analysis.

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