Might and may?
I have three questions regarding this sentence. Could you help me with it?
Body language plays a greater role in communication than you might expect.
A) Is it better to include 'might?' Does it sound wrong without it?
B) Is it okay to use 'may' instead of 'might?'
C) Is it possible to use 'you might think' or 'you might expect' instead?
Top answer
A) You should include it. If you omit it then you seem to be claiming that you know for certain what the reader does or does not expect, which you can't. B) Yes, but personally I prefer "might", though I would find it hard to explain exactly why.
- A) You should include it.
- If you omit it then you seem to be claiming that you know for certain what the reader does or does not expect, which you can't.
- B) Yes, but personally I prefer "might", though I would find it hard to explain exactly why.
- C) It is possible to use "you might think" instead.
- "you might expect" is what the sentence already says, so I think you mistyped something in your question.
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A) You should include it. If you omit it then you seem to be claiming that you know for certain what the reader does or does not expect, which you can't.
B) Yes, but personally I prefer "might", though I would find it hard to explain exactly why.
C) It is possible to use "you might think" instead. "you might expect" is what the sentence already says, so I think you mistyped somethi
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