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Vishaljain23231 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

May be and Maybe difference

Can may be and maybe used interchangeably? If not, please explain the difference.
  

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vishaljain23231 Can may be and maybe used interchangeably? Not really. " It is usually used at the beginning of a sentence and generally has no impact on the grammar of the rest of it: Maybe we should go there.

— Ozzourti

  • vishaljain23231 Can may be and maybe used interchangeably?
  • Not really.
  • " It is usually used at the beginning of a sentence and generally has no impact on the grammar of the rest of it: Maybe we should go there.
  • Maybe I shouldn't have done it.
  • Maybe they will come back.
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vishaljain23231Can may be and maybe used interchangeably?
Not really.

may be (two verbs)
maybe (adverb)

"Maybe" means "perhaps." It is usually used at the beginning of a sentence and generally has no impact on the grammar of the rest of it:

Maybe we should go there.
Maybe I shouldn't have
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ozzourtiYour confusion probably stems from the fact that sentences such as "Maybe you are right" and "You may be right" are similar in meaning;
That is exactly where my confusion lied. Thank you so much.
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