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No, it's just suggestive.
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No, not really.. only if it is used in an imperative sense. But... hmmm it can also be used in the sense of "ought" - implying what you ought to do, rather than what you must do
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...no? How would you word "You should take the dog with you when you walk down to the barn" without should?
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Yes " should" is demanding word.
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No, it is not a mean/demanding word. It only is to you because you do not want to do what you should do.
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Shouldn't bother anyone that much ; ) unless one is very sensitive and/or doesn't like to receive some advices wrongly perceived as orders. It's pretty much in the tone and context, in my opinion.
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It's not all that great a word, really. Of course, depends how it's used.
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Maybe not exactly mean, but yes, it sounds pretty authoritative. But is used--for most part--as suggestive.
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