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What does Maybe, maybe not. mean?
What does Maybe, maybe not. mean?
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@Bondskey “There is a possibility, but there also might not be”.
Examples:
“Are you coming to the baseball game this Saturday?”
“Maybe, maybe not. I’d have to check my schedule.” (Expressing that there is a possibility they might go, but it depends on if they’re free that day.)
“Did you complete the science project?”
“Maybe, maybe not, I’m not entirely sure.” (Expressing that perhaps they did/nt, but they aren’t completely sure)
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- English (US)
@Bondskey “There is a possibility, but there also might not be”.
Examples:
“Are you coming to the baseball game this Saturday?”
“Maybe, maybe not. I’d have to check my schedule.” (Expressing that there is a possibility they might go, but it depends on if they’re free that day.)
“Did you complete the science project?”
“Maybe, maybe not, I’m not entirely sure.” (Expressing that perhaps they did/nt, but they aren’t completely sure)
- English (US)
It’s an expanded way of saying “maybe”, which means “could be yes, could be no”.
Hey you going to the party?
I don’t know. Maybe, maybe not.
(They “maybe yes” is kind of implied in the first half).
Often it’s used where you’re asking that we take a closer look at the “No” side.
Like, “yeah, that might be true, but I’m kinda thinking it might not be true.”
Don’t you think it was the right thing to do?
I mean, maybe, maybe not.
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