> As pointed out [here][1], **Michael Swan, Practical English Usage** indicates: > > **Both verbs can be used in British English to talk about obligation.** > (**In American English, *have to* is the normal form.**) British English > often makes a distinction as follows. > >**Must** is used mostly to talk > about the feelings and wishes of the speaker and hearer for > example, to give or ask for orders. > >**Have (got) to** is used mostly to > talk about obligations that come from "outside" for example from > laws, regulations, agreements and other people's orders. Also, **"Must you" is much more formal and as such rarely heard in speech, esp in AmE** {SPOK at COCA} these days. E.g. at [COCA (CORPUS OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ENGLISH)][2] . DO YOU HAVE TO in [SPOK] 52 hits . MUST YOU in [SPOK] 0 hits I am using the "." as part of the query to look only for sentence starts. >- At the BNC (BRITISH NATIONAL CORPUS): . must you http://bnc.bl.uk/saraWeb.php?qy=.+must+you&mysubmit=Go 3 results [At BNC . do you have to times me out and I'm talking to the Webmaster about it:-)] For more **information on usage**, check this grammar forum discussion: [**'have to' vs 'must'**][3] [1]: http://thegrammarexchange.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/340600179/m/9161003183?r=4971003183 [2]: https://www.english-corpora.org/coca/x.asp?r1=&w=1120&h=700 [3]: http://thegrammarexchange.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/340600179/m/9161003183?r=4971003183