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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Might

We can use 'might' and 'may' to express some possibility in the present and in the future?

He might be there. - Now?
It might rain. - In the future?

They may fight like dogs but at the end they would die for each other. - This is the present, right?
  

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whatchadoin He might be there. - Now? Or later.

— CalifJim

  • whatchadoin He might be there.
  • - Now?
  • Or later.
  • whatchadoin It might rain.
  • - In the future?
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whatchadoinHe might be there. - Now?
Or later.
whatchadoinIt might rain. - In the future?
Yes. For the present: It might be raining.
whatchadoinThey may fight like dogs but at in the end they would die for each other. - This is the present, right?
The underlined
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May the odds be ever in your favor. - What is the function of 'may' here? What does the sentence mean? Does 'might' work as well?
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whatchadoinMay the odds be ever in your favor. - What is the function of 'may' here?
The function is to signal an earnest wish or hope.

I [fervently hope / sincerely hope / earnestly hope] that the odds will always be in your favor. (that you will always be lucky)
whatchadoinDoes 'might' work as well?
No. Only 'may
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