May / could
Another reason they do not prosper is that they have a sneaky subconscious feeling there is some virtue in poverty. This subconscious pattern may be due to early childhood training, superstition, or it could be based on a false interpretation of scriptures.» could you please explain the difference between may and could in the sentence. Obviously they are used here to make assumptions about the present ? Please elaborate
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Vladv or it could be based I get the impression that the author has used 'could' here because they want to avoid using 'may' twice. CB
- Vladv or it could be based I get the impression that the author has used 'could' here because they want to avoid using 'may' twice.
- CB
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Vladvor it could be based
I get the impression that the author has used 'could' here because they want to avoid using 'may' twice.
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