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What is the difference between he may be right. and he might be right. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between he may be right. and he might be right. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Haha no problem, I’m sorry I misunderstood—there is no difference to my ear, both are appropriate. “May” is a little more formal sounding, if I had to choose one.
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- English (US)
They are the same. Both have the meaning, “It’s possible that he is right.”
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“Polite” is much more common, and if someone is polite, then they are nice and follow the rules of society. “Unobtrusive” to me is someone who doesn’t get in the way. When you don’t offend people, and avoid confrontation, then you are unobtrusive.
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@charlie_gallagher Sorry, I misspelled the sentence.😔
I would’ve liked to talk about “he may be right” and “ he might be right”.
I thought I read somewhere that their difference was politeness or less certainty.
Please forgive my strange English.😅
I would’ve liked to talk about “he may be right” and “ he might be right”.
I thought I read somewhere that their difference was politeness or less certainty.
Please forgive my strange English.😅
- English (US)
Haha no problem, I’m sorry I misunderstood—there is no difference to my ear, both are appropriate. “May” is a little more formal sounding, if I had to choose one.
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