This popped up on my My.Yahoo. The headline reads:
Obama says Clinton should keep running
Boy, I thought to myself, that is an awfully strong, audacious statement. I mean, Obama shouldn't necessarily be telling Hillary to drop out (leave that to Dean and Pelosi), but he shouldn't be encouraging her to stay in the race and try to bring them both down. But according to the headline, he said should.
Let's look at what Webster has to say about should:
used in auxiliary function to express obligation, propriety, or expediency
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So, according to this headline, Obama says Hillary has an obligation to stay in the race? That doesn't quite seem right to me. Now, let's read the rest of the story...
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