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What Does "the curse should have started in this house" Mean?

Learn what "the curse should have started in this house" means, when people say it, and how to use it naturally in English.

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The curse should have started in this house.

It means the speaker thinks the house is the likely starting point of the curse.

From The Haunted Sisters, Episode 38

When do people say this?

Scene Context

The speaker guesses that the curse should have begun in the house.

Usage Scenario

Use this when making a theory about where something began. It is more of an investigation line than a reusable conversational phrase.

Better ways to say it

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It should have started here.
2
The curse must have started in this house.
3
This house is where it started.

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