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Norwolf Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Could possibly/ might well

Hello, teachers.

I wonder whether the following sentences have the same meanings:

#1, She could possibly be alive.

#2, She might well be alive.

Thank you in advance.
  

Top answer

Hi, To me, #2 makes it sound more likely. Clive

  • Hi, To me, #2 makes it sound more likely.
  • Clive
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Hi,
To me, #2 makes it sound more likely.

Clive
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CliveHi,

To me, #2 makes it sound more likely.

Clive

Great!

I would say I couldn't agree with you any more.

Actually, #1 soulds, to my ear, like it is not very certain that she is alive.

Does it mean that her survival is hard to imagine?

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Hi,
I wouldn't express it that way. I'd stick with degrees of certainty.

Clive
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Thank you, Clive. Got it.

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