4.184 persuasive invitations: 'must'

If you want to make an invitation in a very persuasive way, you can use a declarative sentence beginning with 'you' and 'must'.

• You must lunch with me tomorrow.
• You must come and visit me.

You only use 'must' like this with people who you know well.

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Other ways of making an offer or invitation are dealt with in paragraph 4.38.