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Obligated - whatever happened to ‘obliged’?

(28 Posts)
Witzend Thu 13-Jan-22 12:01:33

I’m seeing it everywhere lately!

Mamie Sun 23-Jan-22 09:01:38

I prefer "under an obligation" to obligated. Is there a context where it can't be used?

Mamie Sun 23-Jan-22 09:03:50

.... apart from the kind of reports I had to write where word count mattered. ?