I can't help making this innocuous comment. (English is not my major.) All I have to say is that Europeans are, as usually, more attached to purified English. Shall is stronger (more "dictatorial" or, if you want, directive) than must.
> -----Original Message----- > From: John Juhasz [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 7:18 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Product Safety Semantics > > Many thanks to those who responded to my query about the use/meanings of > the words 'shall' and 'must' in product safety standards. > > Must and shall appear to be interchangeable. UL1950 uses both (couldn't > make up there minds?), but 'must' appears a lot in the Annexes. EN60950 > (IEC950) uses 'shall' consistently. From the responses I got, 'will' is > thrown in for good measure. > > Therefore, shall, must, and will mean 'mandatory'. 'Should' is a > recommendation. > > I must, shall, will remember this. > > John A. Juhasz > Product Qualification & > Compliance Engr. > > Fiber Options, Inc. > 80 Orville Dr. Suite 102 > Bohemia, NY 11716 USA > > Tel: 516-567-8320 ext. 324 > Fax: 516-567-8322 > --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
