2022-08-08 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด H - hadn’t ought

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2022-08-08

(151217-2) ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด H - hadn’t ought

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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง ought = “AWT”

 

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression

Hadn’t ought 

             is a nonstandard expression for shouldn’t;

           “You shouldn’t (not hadn’t ought) do that”

Had ought is as illiterate as hadn’t ought.

           Do not use it for should in a statement 

           such as “You had  ought to leave at once.”

 

Dictionary.com:

USAGE NOTE FOR OUGHT

Ought forms 

            its negative in a number of ways. 

Ought not occurs in all types of speech and writing 

           and is fully standard: 

           The conferees ought not to waste time on protocol. 

Oughtn't, largely a spoken form, 

           is found mainly in the Midland and Southern dialects 

           of the United States, 

           where it is almost the universal form. 

Hadn't ought is a common spoken form 

           in the Northern dialect area. 

 

It is sometimes condemned in usage guides 

          and is uncommon in educated speech 

          except of the most informal variety. 

 

Didn't ought and shouldn't ought 

             are considered nonstandard.

 

Both positive and negative forms 

           of ought are almost always followed by the infinitive form: 

          We ought to go now. You ought not to worry about it. 

Occasionally, to is omitted after the negative construction: 

Congress ought not adjourn without considering this bill. 

 

BRITISH DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS FOR OUGHT (2 OF 3) USAGE FOR OUGHT

In correct English, 

           ought is not used with did or had.

           I ought not to do it, not I didn't ought to do it; 

           I ought not to have done it, not I hadn't ought to have done it

 

Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree:           

ought

Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms, Wikipedia.

Ought = should;

                duty or obligation: 

           You ought to go to the memorial service.

Not to be confused with:

aught = anything whatever; 

               any part: 

for aught I know; 

      a cipher; zero

naught = nothing;

                 be without result: 

come to naught; 

        lost; ruined

 

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language:

Oughtaux.v.                  

1. Used to indicate obligation or duty: 

You ought to work harder than that.

1. Used to indicate advisability or prudence: 

       You ought to wear a raincoat.

1. Used to indicate desirability:  

        You ought to have been there; it was great fun.

     4. Used to indicate probability or likelihood: 

         She ought to finish by next week.

 

Usage Note: 

Unlike other auxiliary verbs, 

          ought usually takes to with its accompanying verb: 

         We ought to go. 

Sometimes the accompanying verb 

         is dropped if the meaning is clear: 

         Should we begin soon? Yes, we ought to. 

In questions and negative sentences, 

          especially those with contractions, 

          to is also sometimes omitted: 

          Oughtn't we be going soon? 

This omission of to, however, 

is not common in written English. 

Like must and auxiliary need, 

          ought to does not change to show past tense: 

          He said we ought to get moving along. 

Usages such as 

He hadn't ought to come and 

She shouldn't ought to say that 

            are common in many varieties of American English. 

            They should be avoided in written English, 

            however, in favor of the standard ought not to.