“Yeah, I think we're expected to be there.”

There's a meeting happening this afternoon at work. One of your team members asks if the meeting is mandatory. No one told you that the meeting was required, but you think that everyone is supposed to go. You answer:

Yeah, I think we're expected to be there.

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“Do you know if it's mandatory?”

There's a meeting scheduled for this afternoon. You're busy with other work and don't really want to go. You're not sure whether attendance is required at this meeting. When a coworker asks if you're going, you ask:

Do you know if it's mandatory?

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“Attendance is required.”

You're the manager of a group at work, and you want to schedule a meeting. It's important that all of the members of your group come to this meeting. You write an email to the group members, and after describing the meeting you write:

Attendance is required.

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