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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

may/might (probability) in questions

1. It may/might rain tomorrow?

2. May/might it rain tomorrow?

#1 is correct. #2 seems grammatically correct. But is #2 really acceptable?
  

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" is used, but not that often. It sounds like something my grandmother would say. "May it rain tomorrow" only works as an invocation, sort of like "May you find peace in the next life" or "May it rain tomorrow so as to bring prosperity to your village".

— Erin Zale

  • " is used, but not that often.
  • It sounds like something my grandmother would say.
  • "May it rain tomorrow" only works as an invocation, sort of like "May you find peace in the next life" or "May it rain tomorrow so as to bring prosperity to your village".
  • It sounds very odd as a stand-alone question.
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"Might it rain tomorrow?" is used, but not that often. It sounds like something my grandmother would say.

"May it rain tomorrow" only works as an invocation, sort of like "May you find peace in the next life" or "May it rain tomorrow so as to bring prosperity to your village". It sounds very odd as a stand-alone question.
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May we not be making a big mistake?

What does the above question mean? Does it imply that we may be making a big mistake?
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Are we making a big mistake?

Aren't we making a big mistake?
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