in your variety of English?

MollyB   Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:52 am GMT
Folks, are both these (epistemic modality) examples OK in your variety of English?

What's wrong with you? Did she say something to you? She must have said something to you for you to behave in this way.
What's wrong with you? Did she say something to you? She has to have said something to you for you to behave in this way.
eeuuian   Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:47 pm GMT
The second one sounds a bit wordy. "must have" becomes "musta", which is simpler.