"Maybe" needs to be at the start of these sentences, whereas "perhaps" can be at the start, in the middle or at the end.
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Mr. Tom...but do native speakers speak like this sometimes?It would be considered substandard.
AlpheccaStars Mr. Tom...but do native speakers speak like this sometimes?It would be considered substandard.I would never write that, but I'd consider it merely informal in conversation. I would not have marked it down If somebody had said it in an oral examination in the days when I was an IELTS examiner
Mr. Tom...but do native speakers speak like this sometimes?They sometimes do.
Mr. TomOr is it downright incorrect?I would consider it acceptable in casual speech.