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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
May or Might
Hello People,
May/Might I point out that you have food in your mouth?
what's the difference between may and might here? Is might more formal, more elegant?
Thank you.
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anonymous Is might more formal, more elegant? Yes. In contexts like the one you illustrate here, "might" is more formal, more tentative, more submissive, and more polite.
- anonymous Is might more formal, more elegant?
- Yes.
- In contexts like the one you illustrate here, "might" is more formal, more tentative, more submissive, and more polite.
- You might say weaker and meeker.
- CJ
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anonymousIs might more formal, more elegant?
Yes. In contexts like the one you illustrate here, "might" is more formal, more tentative, more submissive, and more polite. You might say weaker and meeker.
CJ
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