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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
may want/wish
Hi teachers,
What does "may want/wish" mean in the following sentences and ias there any difference between May and Might here?:
Candidates may / might wish to ask examiners for note paper to write on.
You may/might want to give the students a day or two study the spelling rules.
Thank you in advance
What does "may want/wish" mean in the following sentences and ias there any difference between May and Might here?:
Candidates may / might wish to ask examiners for note paper to write on.
You may/might want to give the students a day or two study the spelling rules.
Thank you in advance
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Is your question about may vs might or want vs wish ? In both cases, the second option is more polite/tentative.
- Is your question about may vs might or want vs wish ?
- In both cases, the second option is more polite/tentative.
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Is your question about may vs might or want vs wish? In both cases, the second option is more polite/tentative.
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Is your question about may vs might or want vs wish? In both cases, the second option is more polite/tentative.
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Thank you Mister Micawber,
But you forgot to tell me the meaning of "may want/wish".When is "may want/wish" is used?
But you forgot to tell me the meaning of "may want/wish".When is "may want/wish" is used?
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Hi,
The meanings of "may want" and "may wish" are essentially the same but, as Mister Micawber indicated, "may wish" is politer and more tentative than "may want."
They both basically mean, "could possibly want."
I hope this is helpful
The meanings of "may want" and "may wish" are essentially the same but, as Mister Micawber indicated, "may wish" is politer and more tentative than "may want."
They both basically mean, "could possibly want."
I hope this is helpful
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Sorry, I am still confused about the exact meaning of " may want " here.
Candidates may want/wish to ask examiners for note paper to write on . Does this sentence mean that Candidates are allowed to ask examiners for note paper to write on .
Candidates may want/wish to ask examiners for note paper to write on . Does this sentence mean that Candidates are allowed to ask examiners for note paper to write on .
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[may / might] [want / wish] to ...
can be used to make a gentle suggestion that it would be a good idea to ....
As such, it has a family resemblance to these sorts of expressions:
You would do well to ...
It would be a good idea for you to ...
You probably should ...
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On the other hand, the same expression can be used more literally
can be used to make a gentle suggestion that it would be a good idea to ....
As such, it has a family resemblance to these sorts of expressions:
You would do well to ...
It would be a good idea for you to ...
You probably should ...
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On the other hand, the same expression can be used more literally
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CJ, don't you think that the meaning of the first example is closer to your second written meaning?
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